Annual Report 2005-2006 - Drug Arm
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DRUG ARM Australasia<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong> - <strong>2006</strong>
DRUG ARM Australasia · <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong> - <strong>2006</strong><br />
DRUG ARM Australasia is a specialist Alcohol and Other <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Agency, based upon Christian principles and has been operating<br />
under this name since 2003. The organisation commits itself<br />
under God to the purposes of relieving the suffering, trauma<br />
and social costs to society of alcohol use and abuse and of the<br />
non medical use of other drugs. DRUG ARM has been providing<br />
support and caring services in Australia since 1933 and can trace<br />
its history back to 1849.<br />
During all those years the organisation has provided support to<br />
individuals and the community as a whole, based upon knowledge<br />
and experience gained from the past whilst incorporating new<br />
innovations in the fi eld of alcohol and other drugs. The focus on<br />
the individual, their families, the community and capacity building<br />
is essential if communities are to manage the issues within their<br />
local areas. DRUG ARM continues to place a high emphasis<br />
on working with communities to achieve positive outcomes for<br />
clients.<br />
In the early 1980s when the organisation was still known as the<br />
Queensland Temperance League it was decided by the then<br />
Board to form a service delivery arm. This was eventually achieved<br />
in 1981 with the formation and registration of the name <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Awareness and Relief Movement which became know as DRUG-<br />
ARM. It is therefore 25 years since the formation of DRUG-ARM<br />
and there will be a celebration to mark this anniversary. In<br />
time this led to the formation of the new company DRUG ARM<br />
Australasia in 2002 which continues the work of program and<br />
service delivery. It is a tribute to the many committed people and<br />
the directors of the organisation since its foundation in 1849 that<br />
they have always displayed this forward thinking approach and the<br />
commitment necessary to ensure that the organisation has moved<br />
with the times and remained focused on the community needs.<br />
As you will read in this <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong> annual report DRUG ARM<br />
Australasia delivers services in 3 states and the Australian<br />
Capital Territory. There are 11 different programs delivered from<br />
20 centres, and these programs and services are all focused<br />
on achieving the organisation’s mission of ‘Equipping people to<br />
make a positive change through working with clients to provide<br />
prevention, treatment, harm minimisation and support services’.<br />
Celebrating 25 Years<br />
1981<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> Awareness & Relief<br />
Movement (DRUG-ARM) began<br />
in Queensland with 3 health<br />
promotion offi cers.<br />
1984<br />
Resource Centre opened<br />
1986<br />
First Treatment Program<br />
commenced<br />
1989<br />
First street van commenced in<br />
Brisbane, QLD.<br />
First webpage developed<br />
1990<br />
NSW offi ce opens<br />
1992<br />
DRUG-ARM trademark<br />
registered<br />
1993<br />
Queensland Temperance<br />
League becomes the <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Awareness and Relief<br />
Foundation<br />
1999<br />
SA offi ce opens<br />
2000<br />
ACT SOS patrol commences<br />
2002<br />
DRUG ARM Australasia is<br />
formed as an Australian<br />
Company limited by guarantee<br />
<strong>2006</strong><br />
DRUG ARM Australasia<br />
operating in 3 states and 1<br />
territory with 22 offi ces<br />
So DRUG ARM Australasia continues to build upon its strong<br />
foundation of service to support clients and participants while<br />
constantly exploring and improving the quality of the programs<br />
which the organisation provides. We are proud to have been<br />
operating under the DRUG ARM name for 25 years.<br />
Dr Dennis Young<br />
Executive Director DRUG ARM Australasia
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OUR VISION<br />
To be recognised as a key provider of quality alcohol and<br />
other drug prevention, treatment, harm minimisation and<br />
support services.<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Equipping people to make a positive change through<br />
working with clients to provide prevention, treatment, harm<br />
minimisation and support services.<br />
OUR VALUES<br />
The worth of each individual<br />
Each individual who has contact with the organisation is to<br />
be treated with respect and dignity based upon our Christian<br />
principles of caring and supporting individuals.<br />
The enhancement of skills, opportunities, knowledge,<br />
personal growth and safety of individuals<br />
The organisation provides opportunities for clients,<br />
volunteers and staff members to undertake training and skills<br />
development processes to increase the capacity of both the<br />
individuals and the organisation to better manage alcohol<br />
and other drug situations. The organisation is committed to<br />
providing and promoting a safe and healthy workplace for<br />
clients, volunteers and staff members.<br />
Integrity and accountability<br />
The organisation is committed to achieving accountability<br />
in all aspects of program and service delivery including<br />
professionalism, fi nancial and human resource management.<br />
Wise leadership based upon vision and innovation<br />
The organisation seeks to put research into action through<br />
new and innovative action learning programs and services<br />
in local communities to provide a practical application for<br />
research theories.<br />
CONTENTS<br />
1. Promoting Leadership and Strategic<br />
Management ................................................4<br />
2. Corporate Governance ...............................6<br />
Profi les of the Directors <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong><br />
Profi les of the Managment Group <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong><br />
3. Programs .................................................... 10<br />
Program Principles<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Arm</strong> Programs and Services<br />
Outreach Services .................................... 10<br />
IMPIP – Ipswich Management of Public<br />
Intoxication Program<br />
MOSHPIT - Mobile Outreach Support Health<br />
Project by Integrated Teams<br />
Schoolies<br />
SOS - Street Outreach Service<br />
Toowoomba Second Hand Outlet Store<br />
Treatment Services ................................... 12<br />
HART - Home Assessment and Response Teams<br />
CART – Community Assistance Response Teams<br />
CASPA – Communities and Schools Promotion<br />
Achievement<br />
FADS – Family Assist <strong>Drug</strong> Support<br />
Family Support, Toowoomba<br />
GAADSS – Goondiwindi Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Support Service<br />
Get Set – Peer Leadership Program<br />
PSP - Personal Support Program<br />
QIDDI / Court Diversion<br />
Time Out Centre<br />
4. State Highlights <strong>2005</strong>-06 ......................... 14<br />
New South Wales Highlights<br />
Queensland Highlights<br />
South Australia Highlights<br />
5. Centre for Addiction Research and<br />
Education (CARE) ...................................... 16<br />
6. National Marketing and Fundraising ...... 19<br />
7. Chaplaincy Services ................................. 23<br />
8. Corporate Services ................................... 24<br />
9. Future Direction ........................................ 26<br />
10. Program Statistics .................................... 28<br />
11. State Advisory Committees .....................34<br />
12. Staff ........................................................... 37<br />
13. DRUG ARM Australasia Supporters .......39
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AT A GLANCE -<br />
SNAPSHOT OF DRUG<br />
ARM PROGRAMS AND<br />
SERVICES<br />
Our organisation<br />
WESTERN AUSTRALIA<br />
(LICENSED PROVIDER)<br />
• GERALDTON<br />
• ARMADALE<br />
• UNLEY<br />
• RIDGEHAVEN<br />
PETERHEAD •<br />
GLENELG •<br />
• MACKAY<br />
• BUNDABERG<br />
• SUNSHINE COAST<br />
TOOWOOMBA •<br />
LOGAN • BRISBANE<br />
WARWICK • • GOLD COAST<br />
STANTHORPE •<br />
GOONDIWINDI •<br />
• NORTHERN BEACHES<br />
FAIRFIELD • • WOLLONGONG<br />
• SUTHERLAND<br />
• CANBERRA<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and Relief Foundation<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Executive Committees<br />
DRUG ARM Australasia<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Finance Committees<br />
Executive Committees<br />
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Centre for Addiction<br />
Research and Education<br />
National Marketing and<br />
Fundraising<br />
Corporate Services<br />
States and the<br />
Programs Delivered<br />
Resource Centre<br />
Training<br />
Research<br />
Marketing<br />
Public Relations<br />
Database<br />
Publications<br />
Abbreviations<br />
CASPA Communities And Schools Promoting<br />
Achievement<br />
CART Community Assessment Response<br />
Team<br />
FADS Family Assistance and <strong>Drug</strong> Support<br />
FSP Family Support Program<br />
GAADSS Goondiwindi Alcohol And <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Support Service<br />
HART Home Assessment and Response<br />
Team<br />
IMPIP Ipswich Management of Public<br />
Intoxication Program<br />
MOSHPIT Mobile Outreach Support Health<br />
Project by Integrated Teams<br />
PSP Personal Support Program<br />
QIDDI Qld Illicit <strong>Drug</strong> Diversion Initiative<br />
SOS Street Outreach Service<br />
TOC Time Out Centre<br />
NSW<br />
SOS<br />
Fairfi eld<br />
Bankstown<br />
Liverpool<br />
Sutherland<br />
Northern<br />
Beaches<br />
Newscastle<br />
Wollongong<br />
HART<br />
Fairfi eld<br />
QLD<br />
SOS<br />
Gold Coast<br />
Ipswich<br />
Toowoomba<br />
Bundaberg<br />
Brisbane<br />
MOSHPIT<br />
Brisbane<br />
HART<br />
Brisbane<br />
Ipswich<br />
PSP<br />
Brisbane<br />
Ipswich<br />
Gold Coast<br />
QIDDI<br />
Brisbane<br />
Ipswich<br />
Sunshine Coast<br />
Mackay<br />
Goondiwindi<br />
IMPIP<br />
Ipswich<br />
FADS<br />
Toowoomba<br />
Warwick<br />
Stanthorpe<br />
FSP<br />
Toowoomba<br />
CASPA<br />
Toowoomba<br />
GAADSS<br />
Goondiwindi<br />
TOC<br />
Logan<br />
SA<br />
SOS<br />
Glenelg<br />
Unley<br />
Elizabeth<br />
CART<br />
Glenelg
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<strong>2005</strong> – <strong>2006</strong> was a busy year of growth and<br />
development for DRUG ARM Australasia. There<br />
has been a continuation of the growth and range<br />
of programs and services delivered by DRUG ARM<br />
in three States and one Territory. Approximately<br />
40,000 contacts were made on the streets through<br />
the various Outreach services, and Treatment<br />
services made 7,500 client contacts. Across<br />
the organisation a total of 34,500 hours were<br />
kindly donated by volunteers, which is worth<br />
approximately $517,500.<br />
Thank you to everyone who has helped make a<br />
difference in <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong>, we could not have done it<br />
without your support.<br />
SUMMARY OUTREACH SERVICES<br />
NUMBER OF CONTACTS<br />
SUMMARY TREATMENT SERVICES<br />
NUMBER OF CLIENTS<br />
NSW<br />
9,766<br />
NSW<br />
278<br />
TOTAL<br />
38,946<br />
QLD<br />
18,832<br />
TOTAL<br />
7,507<br />
QLD<br />
6,391<br />
SA<br />
10,348<br />
SA<br />
838<br />
SUMMARY VOLUNTEER HOURS<br />
Schoolies<br />
964<br />
Outreach<br />
10,482<br />
SUMMARY OF CARE PRESENTATIONS<br />
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS<br />
Schools<br />
7,009<br />
TOTAL<br />
34,498<br />
Treatment<br />
13,659<br />
CARE Students<br />
9,393<br />
TOTAL<br />
14,536<br />
Churches<br />
285<br />
Academic<br />
3,293<br />
Community<br />
3,949<br />
SUMMARY FUNDRAISING INCOME<br />
Direct Mail Events<br />
$73,869 $81,857<br />
TOTAL<br />
$793,912<br />
Telemarketing<br />
$437,394<br />
Other<br />
$200,791<br />
No. of Contacts<br />
900<br />
800<br />
700<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
-<br />
747<br />
Information<br />
Information Dissemination Summary<br />
529<br />
Journal articles<br />
805<br />
Loans<br />
549<br />
News articles<br />
94 71 98<br />
e-Information<br />
awareness sent<br />
e-Newsletters<br />
sent<br />
New borrowers<br />
59<br />
New members<br />
(inc corporate)<br />
549<br />
News articles<br />
supplied<br />
Activity
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1. Promoting Leadership and Strategic Management<br />
CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S<br />
REVIEW<br />
A year of action – A year of challenges<br />
This is our second year of operating as DRUG ARM<br />
Australasia and it has been a year of highs and<br />
lows. We have worked hard to achieve the goals<br />
set and have ensured the programs and services<br />
we deliver maintain their high quality and support<br />
and meet the needs of our clients. Our challenge<br />
now is to continue to match these programs to<br />
growing needs within our community.<br />
Success built upon sound foundation and<br />
partnerships<br />
The company continues to expand based upon<br />
the directors’ and managements’ fi rm conviction<br />
that the strength of the success of our company<br />
depends upon the strength, professionalism and<br />
support of our partnerships and joint venture<br />
projects with government and non government<br />
agencies. These partnerships ensure we strive for<br />
continual improvement within our programs and<br />
services to ensure the company provides quality<br />
programs and effective, effi cient client services.<br />
Client support<br />
The company provides assessment, care,<br />
support and treatment services through a range<br />
of programs delivered by its three Divisions: (1)<br />
Outreach; (2) Treatment Services; and (3) The<br />
Centre for Addiction Research and Education.<br />
This year DRUG ARM provided support for a total<br />
of 46,500 clients through our Outreach Programs<br />
(38,946 people) and Treatment Programs (7,507<br />
people).<br />
Information Dissemination<br />
The directors continue to ensure that information<br />
dissemination is a crucial component of the work<br />
of DRUG ARM. The Centre for Addiction Research<br />
and Education (CARE), with its Resource Centre<br />
and Library, the provision of drug education and<br />
training, together with program evaluation and<br />
street based research, ensures the company<br />
remains well informed of the latest research on<br />
which our entire client focused programs and<br />
services are founded.<br />
The Centre for Addiction Research and<br />
Education<br />
This year the Centre provided 33,139 information<br />
items including fact sheets and brochures,<br />
with 14,536 participants attending the various<br />
awareness, education and other workshops and<br />
briefi ng provided by this division. This year there<br />
was a 34% increase in the number of sessions and<br />
a 62% increase in the number of participants.<br />
Staffing and Volunteers<br />
During the <strong>2005</strong>-06 fi nancial year the company had<br />
65 staff members across all divisions. 30% of our<br />
staff are fulfi lling full time positions, while 60% are<br />
part time and 10% are casual.<br />
Volunteers donated 34,498 hours of service during<br />
the year which provides DRUG ARM with additional<br />
client support services that is valued at over<br />
$517,500.<br />
Managing Risk<br />
Managing risk is an area that the Board of Directors<br />
and senior management have clearly identifi ed<br />
as a key area to focus upon during the year. The<br />
Board has developed and implemented a risk<br />
management policy for the organisation and it is<br />
the responsibility of each of the divisional, program<br />
or team managers to manage the risk in their<br />
respective areas and report all and any identifi ed<br />
potential risks. The Board has adopted strategies to<br />
manage risk which includes insuring against risks<br />
where possible or required by law.
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Thanks to all<br />
The huge number of clients who gain benefi t from<br />
our programs and services only do so through<br />
the dedication, professionalism, and enthusiasm<br />
of our committee members, managers, staff,<br />
volunteers and supporters who all contribute to the<br />
overall professional quality services provided by<br />
DRUG ARM. On behalf of the Directors we thank<br />
all of these people for the tremendous work done<br />
by DRUG ARM during this fi nancial year. Your<br />
endeavours have surely lead to an improvement in<br />
many people’s lives.<br />
In reading this annual report you will see a list of<br />
many of the donors, supporters, and partners<br />
who have provided invaluable support, during the<br />
fi nancial year, for DRUG ARM to deliver services<br />
to those in need. A full list of all the people who<br />
in some way have supported the work of this<br />
organisation could not be printed as it would be so<br />
long. However, we wholeheartedly thank everyone<br />
who has contributed in any way to the work we do<br />
and assure you all that together we will continue<br />
to improve the quality of life for our many clients in<br />
each of our divisions and program areas across the<br />
states where DRUG ARM has a presence.<br />
Mr Peter Henderson<br />
Chairman of the Board<br />
Dr Dennis Young<br />
Executive Director<br />
The coming year will create new challenges and<br />
new solutions. DRUG ARM will continue to develop<br />
and improve our programs and services to help<br />
those in need. The organisation looks forward to<br />
working with our partners and developing more<br />
networks in the Australian Capital Territory, New<br />
South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and<br />
Western Australia. The directors, managers and<br />
staff recognise the ever increasing need for relevant<br />
services responding to current research to work<br />
with families and individuals who experience the<br />
harms associated with alcohol and drug use and<br />
DRUG ARM will continue to deliver programs to<br />
assist those in need.
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2. Corporate Governance<br />
PROFILES OF THE DIRECTORS<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong><br />
Mr Peter Henderson<br />
Chairman<br />
B.Bus, G.Dip. Mgt, G.Dip.<br />
Applied Finance and<br />
Investment FCPA, ASIA,<br />
MAICD<br />
Peter Henderson has been involved with DRUG<br />
ARM for over twenty-fi ve years having served in<br />
various capacities on the Board of the Queensland<br />
Temperance League, the <strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and<br />
Relief Foundation (Australia) and DRUG ARM<br />
Australasia. Currently he is Chairman of the<br />
Foundation and of DRUG ARM Australasia. Peter<br />
also serves on the Board of IOR Friendly Society<br />
Ltd, the IOR Community Care Pty Ltd, owns an<br />
accounting practice and a fi nancial planning fi rm<br />
and is a member of several professional bodies.<br />
Mr Bevon Luhrs<br />
Treasurer<br />
Business Proprietor<br />
Dr Dennis Young<br />
Executive Director<br />
B Bus., G. Dip. FET, MBA,<br />
D HSM, AFAIM, MAICD<br />
Dr Young is the Superintendent/Executive Director<br />
of the <strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and Relief Foundation<br />
(Australia) as well as Executive Director of DRUG<br />
ARM Australasia. He has extensive experience<br />
in leadership and management and has worked<br />
directly in this fi eld of alcohol and other drugs<br />
since 1988. Dennis is also a Director of the Mental<br />
Health Association Queensland, Chairperson of<br />
the Nyunda Park Co-operative for mental health<br />
consumers and a committee member of the QC-<br />
MOVE consortium. Dennis is a member of the<br />
Australian National Council on <strong>Drug</strong>s, a member<br />
of the “Of Substance” Journal committee and<br />
holds numerous positions and memberships of<br />
organisations which work in the alcohol and drug<br />
fi eld.<br />
Dr John Roulston<br />
Deputy Chair<br />
Cert. Teaching, B Ed., M.Litt,<br />
M Ed., Admin PhD, FQIEA,<br />
FACEL, FAIM, FACE<br />
Bevon is a retired bank manager who spent fortytwo<br />
years in the banking industry. He has served<br />
on the Board of the <strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and Relief<br />
Foundation (Australia) as Treasurer for eight years<br />
and has been Treasurer of DRUG ARM Australasia<br />
since 2002. His career in banking took Bevon<br />
to many centres throughout Queensland. His<br />
fi nal twenty-six years with the bank were spent<br />
in the state administration sector where he fi lled<br />
management roles in lending, leasing, commercial<br />
lending and the human relations areas and three<br />
years as Manager of the ANZ head offi ce in<br />
Brisbane. In retirement Bevon has maintained<br />
his involvement in a family business and has an<br />
active role in his Church, the Gideon International<br />
organisation, and is an active member of two brass<br />
bands.<br />
Dr John Roulston is the Executive Director of the<br />
Association of Independent Schools of Queensland<br />
and a past Moderator of the Queensland Synod<br />
of the Uniting Church in Australia. Dr Roulston has<br />
served on the Board of the <strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and<br />
Relief Foundation (Australia) since 1996, has been<br />
Deputy Chair of this Foundation since 2001 and<br />
held the same position with DRUG ARM Australasia<br />
since its commencement in 2002. He is chair of the<br />
DRUG ARM Australasia Queensland Committee.<br />
Dr Roulston has also been active over several years<br />
in peak <strong>Drug</strong> Education committees established by<br />
the Australian Government.
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Major Brian Watters AO<br />
Director<br />
BA Med. Sociology<br />
Mr David Watts<br />
Director<br />
BA, Dip. App. Psych.<br />
Major Watters has been involved with DRUG ARM<br />
for twelve years and a Salvation <strong>Arm</strong>y Offi cer for<br />
twenty-nine years. Whilst most of his service in the<br />
Salvation <strong>Arm</strong>y has been in the area of addictions,<br />
it has also included appointments in evangelical<br />
centres, prison chaplaincy, psychiatric chaplaincy<br />
and as Director of Youth Services for Western<br />
Sydney. Major Watters was chair of the Australian<br />
National Council on <strong>Drug</strong>s (ANCD) from 1998-<strong>2005</strong>,<br />
is a past president of NADA (Network of Alcohol<br />
and Other <strong>Drug</strong> Agencies, NSW) and served<br />
for three years on the New South Wales Health<br />
Minister’s <strong>Drug</strong> Advisory Council. Major Watters<br />
was a founding member of the Professional <strong>Drug</strong><br />
and Alcohol Workers Association and is a current<br />
member of the New South Wales committee of<br />
DRUG ARM Australia. In May 2004 Major Watters<br />
was elected to the UN International Narcotics<br />
Control Board for a fi ve year term.<br />
David has worked in the alcohol and other drug<br />
fi eld in Tasmania and South Australia for thirty<br />
years. He is currently employed by <strong>Drug</strong> and<br />
Alcohol Services South Australia which is the<br />
main state government drug and alcohol service<br />
provider. As a registered psychologist he has<br />
worked with inpatient and outpatient services and<br />
has been involved in numerous programs including<br />
those provided to Aboriginal communities, industry<br />
and correctional services. Most recently his<br />
professional interests have turned to public health<br />
issues, particularly the prevention of alcohol related<br />
harm.<br />
Ms Leonie Short<br />
Director<br />
Cert. Dental Therapy, Dip.<br />
Clinical Hypnotherapy, BA<br />
Educ. and Sociology, M<br />
Health Planning<br />
Leonie is a registered dental therapist whose<br />
academic and research career spans seventeen<br />
years. In 2001 she was the Federal Member<br />
for Ryan in the House of Representatives of the<br />
Parliament of Australia. She is currently a Senior<br />
Lecturer in the School of Dentistry and Oral Health<br />
at Griffi th University on the Gold Coast. She is a<br />
Director of the Australian Dental Council, a member<br />
of the Public Records Review Committee and<br />
a member of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s<br />
Hospital Research Foundation. She is also active<br />
in Zonta International, the Country Women’s<br />
Association and Lions.
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2. Corporate Governance continued<br />
PROFILES OF THE MANAGEMENT<br />
GROUP <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong><br />
Dr Dennis Young Executive Director<br />
B Bus., G. Dip. FET, MBA, D HSM, AFAIM, MAICD<br />
(see Directors’ profi les)<br />
Ms Heather Pitt<br />
Manager Corporate<br />
Services<br />
Heather Pitt commenced work in 1977 with the<br />
Queensland Temperance League which became<br />
the <strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and Relief Foundation<br />
(Australia) in 1991. Heather completed her<br />
accountancy training during her early years with<br />
the Queensland Temperance League and her<br />
accounting career with the organisation began in<br />
1988. Heather has been the Corporate Services<br />
Manager since 2000.<br />
Mr Ray Crompton<br />
Manager National<br />
Marketing and<br />
Fundraising<br />
Ray Crompton joined DRUG ARM in October 2000<br />
as National Marketing and Fundraising Manager<br />
and has been involved in the marketing and<br />
fundraising profession for twenty-fi ve years. Prior<br />
to commencing work with DRUG ARM Ray worked<br />
in marketing, fundraising and promotion for the<br />
Wesley Hospital. He is Past President Fundraising<br />
Institute of Queensland and an active member of<br />
Rotary.<br />
Ms Caroline Salom<br />
Director Centre for<br />
Addiction Research and<br />
Education<br />
Cert. IV TAA, Dip. Cmty Serv.<br />
Mgt, BSc Hons<br />
Caroline Salom joined DRUG ARM in 2003 as<br />
the Director, Centre for Addiction Research and<br />
Education (CARE) following her work with the Youth<br />
Off The Streets organisation in New South Wales.<br />
Caroline has had extensive experience in medical<br />
research, education, fundraising and events and<br />
volunteer management. Her original background<br />
is in research; she spent fi fteen years in medical<br />
research and new therapeutics development at the<br />
University of NSW, the Garvan Institute of Medical<br />
Research and commercial organisations including<br />
Wellcome UK and Pacifi c Biotechnology.<br />
Rev. Warren Myers<br />
Chaplain<br />
Cert. IV WTA, B Div., BA<br />
Hist., M. Div., M Th.<br />
Rev. Warren Myers has had a varied career as<br />
a minister of religion, a teacher and a social<br />
worker. He has served in churches in the United<br />
States, Jordan, New Zealand, Western Australia<br />
and Queensland and has taught at the Christian<br />
Heritage College and Westminster Theological<br />
College in Brisbane, where he serves on the Board<br />
of Governors. In more recent years Warren has<br />
worked with homeless and drug affected youth<br />
as coordinator at Goodna Youth Services. He<br />
had retired from active duties but in 2003 Warren<br />
agreed to become the National Chaplain at DRUG<br />
ARM Australasia.
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Ms Bianca Moerman<br />
Manager South Australia<br />
and New South Wales<br />
BA Soc., Grad.<br />
Dip. Soc. Wk<br />
Bianca Moerman was appointed State Manager<br />
of DRUG ARM South Australia in 2001. Bianca is a<br />
member of the South Australian Network of <strong>Drug</strong><br />
and Alcohol Service (SANDAS), fi ve <strong>Drug</strong> Action<br />
Teams and several other state committees across<br />
South Australia. Bianca was appointed as Manager<br />
of New South Wales in July <strong>2005</strong>. In this role she<br />
oversees the staff and programs delivered in that<br />
state and visits the staff team on a regular basis.<br />
Mrs Krishna Heffernan<br />
Manager Queensland<br />
Dip. Cmty and Yth Wk, Dip.<br />
Theol., BA Visual Arts, Grad.<br />
Dip. Adult Educ., Grad. Dip.<br />
Educ., M Leadership<br />
Krishna Heffernan joined DRUG ARM as<br />
Queensland State Manager in 2003. She had<br />
come from a business consultant position<br />
which specialised in management strategies for<br />
Indigenous organisations. Her background is in<br />
the fi eld of adult education and for ten years she<br />
worked in Aboriginal education within NSW TAFE.<br />
Krishna is a qualifi ed teacher and has coordinated<br />
education programs and community projects for<br />
communities in New South Wales.
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3. Programs<br />
PROGRAM PRINCIPLES<br />
All programs and services provided by DRUG ARM<br />
are committed to:<br />
• Recovery<br />
All programs and services to assist and support<br />
clients to become actively involved in improving<br />
their quality of life.<br />
• Respect Clients<br />
All programs and services incorporate social<br />
justice practices that ensure all clients seeking<br />
support from DRUG ARM have equal access<br />
to programs and services and are treated with<br />
respect and dignity.<br />
• Client-Centred Service Delivery<br />
We ensure that the needs of the clients are<br />
central to all interventions delivered by the<br />
organisation.<br />
• Evidence-Based Practice<br />
All programs and services to be based upon<br />
sound research and best practice models.<br />
• Regular Monitoring, Reviewing and<br />
Evaluation<br />
All programs and services to be reviewed and<br />
evaluated annually.<br />
• Outcome-Based Practice<br />
All programs and services to contribute to better<br />
outcomes for clients, volunteers and staff.<br />
• Continual Improvements<br />
To be committed to continual improvements<br />
through the development of a learning culture<br />
committed to best management practices.<br />
• Managing Risk<br />
To identify and manage risks for the benefi t<br />
of clients, volunteers, visitors, staff and the<br />
community.<br />
• Developing relationships with nongovernment<br />
and government agencies<br />
To developing partnerships that enhance the<br />
quality of the intervention outcomes for the<br />
client.<br />
• Skilled Staff<br />
To acquire and maintain professional, skilled<br />
and motivated staff to work together in<br />
coordinated multidisciplinary teams.<br />
DRUG ARM PROGRAMS<br />
AND SERVICES<br />
OUTREACH SERVICES<br />
Ipswich Management of Public Intoxication<br />
Program - IMPIP<br />
This program is a Street Outreach patrol<br />
intervention for young people and others who are<br />
intoxicated and in need of support in the Ipswich<br />
CBD. Services provided include those of the Street<br />
Outreach Services, emergency transport, crisis<br />
intervention, education, referrals and connection to<br />
relevant service providers, as well as diversionary<br />
programs for youth at risk. The program is run by a<br />
part time coordinator and project offi cers who are<br />
assisted by a pool of trained dedicated volunteers.<br />
IMPIP is a joint venture between Ipswich City<br />
Council and DRUG ARM funded by the Department<br />
of Communities.<br />
Mobile Outreach Support Health Project by<br />
Integrated Teams - MOSHPIT<br />
MOSHPIT provides a unique mobile outreach<br />
and health service to substance affected people<br />
including young people at risk of homelessness<br />
and disadvantaged groups in inner city Brisbane.<br />
The MOSHPIT van offers a fully equipped onboard<br />
health centre, providing dressings for minor<br />
wounds, checkups, referrals to other agencies and<br />
support in gaining housing if required.
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The program is run by full time coordinators and<br />
staffed by a range of professionals including<br />
Centrelink offi cers, nurses and counsellors and<br />
volunteers.<br />
MOSHPIT is a partnership funded through a<br />
number of generous sources including Centrelink,<br />
St Luke’s Nursing Service, Mater Mothers, SQWISI<br />
and Biala Sexual health, and DRUG ARM.<br />
Schoolies Recharge Zone<br />
Over 10 days of the Gold Coast Schoolies Festival<br />
teams of Outreach volunteers operate one of<br />
the Recharge Zones, providing support to the<br />
estimated 30-40,000 young people at the Festival.<br />
Additionally, the Centre for Addiction Research and<br />
Education (CARE) conducts research examining<br />
drug- and risk-taking behaviours of young people at<br />
the Festival; this research is also heavily supported<br />
by volunteers. Our research over eight years shows<br />
that alcohol is the drug of choice for Gold Coast<br />
Schoolies.<br />
DRUG ARM’s Recharge Zone collaborates<br />
with volunteers from Rosie’s, Scripture Union,<br />
Volunteers In Policing (VIP), Hotel Chaplaincy<br />
and Gold Coast Schoolies Support Team, as<br />
well as working closely with State Emergency<br />
Services (SES), ambulance (QAS), police and event<br />
organisers. The Zone provides drinks, information<br />
and physical support, along with assessment,<br />
general support and reconnection.<br />
Street Outreach Services – SOS<br />
The Street Outreach Services delivered by DRUG<br />
ARM in New South Wales, Queensland, South<br />
Australia (and as a partnership in Canberra) are<br />
mobile patrols that engages individuals on the<br />
street who are experiencing harm associated<br />
with alcohol and other drug use, homelessness<br />
and mental health issues. The services provide<br />
information and referrals related to drugs and<br />
alcohol, as well as other life issues such as<br />
relationships and employment. The mobile patrols<br />
are crewed by committed and trained staff and<br />
volunteers. To assist volunteers to engage young<br />
people the vehicle is stocked with tea, coffee and<br />
Milo and other snacks. The outreach teams provide<br />
a range of services including:<br />
• information/brochures e.g. health issues,<br />
accommodation<br />
• clothing and blankets<br />
• a listening ear and caring emotional support<br />
• transport in emergency situations<br />
• information on issues regarding health, social or<br />
lifestyle issues, alcohol and other drugs<br />
• referrals and connection to other DRUG<br />
ARM programs and services as well as other<br />
agencies which offer long term support<br />
programs.<br />
In Queensland and New South Wales the SOS<br />
programs are funded by community donations,<br />
sponsorships and fundraising. South Australia<br />
has been able to gain some funding from the<br />
South Australian Department of Health, and ten<br />
local councils - City of Playford, City of Salisbury,<br />
City of Tea Tree Gully, Town of Gawler, City of<br />
Port Adelaide Enfi eld, City of Holdfast Bay, City<br />
of Marion, City of Mitcham, City of Onkaparinga<br />
and from dedicated sponsors to support the SOS<br />
programs in the northern, western, southern and<br />
north eastern regions of Adelaide.<br />
Toowoomba Quality Second-hand<br />
Clothing Store<br />
The Opportunity Shop is located in Toowoomba.<br />
It is staffed very ably by a band of dedicated<br />
volunteers who sort, price, maintain and sell goods<br />
at the shop. Funds raised by the shop go towards<br />
supporting the Toowoomba SOS program.
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TREATMENT SERVICES<br />
Home Assessment and Response Team -<br />
HART<br />
The HART program has been delivered by DRUG<br />
ARM in Queensland and in New South Wales since<br />
1999. The program is a free treatment service which<br />
works with individuals who have personal problems<br />
with alcohol or other drug (AOD) use or who are<br />
coping with someone else’s use of alcohol or other<br />
drugs, such as a family member. The HART program<br />
is a mobile service, offering the option of meetings<br />
at a DRUG ARM offi ce or home visits. The program<br />
offers assessment, support, case management,<br />
brief treatment interventions and referrals to<br />
appropriate agencies. Clients include people of<br />
all ages with drug and alcohol problems. HART<br />
also provides a telephone support service where<br />
trained staff and volunteers can answer general<br />
questions relating to drug use and effects, and<br />
offer referrals to other community and government<br />
services. The Queensland HART program is funded<br />
by the Department of Health and Ageing and<br />
through DRUG ARM fundraising, donations and<br />
sponsorships.<br />
Community Assessment and Response Teams<br />
- CART<br />
The CART program is based in South Australia<br />
and is similar to the Queensland HART model<br />
with some specifi c areas of difference, including<br />
providing support to clients in the Liver Clinic at<br />
Flinders Medical Centre as well as offering services<br />
to individuals who are currently hospitalised or<br />
undertaking detoxifi cation. The minimum age of<br />
clients is 16 years with no upper age limit. Clients are<br />
also provided with interventions aimed to improve<br />
other relevant areas of life including relationships,<br />
communication techniques, living skills and social<br />
skills training. CART services are provided by<br />
professional staff and trained volunteers; a program<br />
coordinator, project offi cer and support worker<br />
with backgrounds in psychology, primary health<br />
care and social work staff the program. Volunteers<br />
are from a variety of backgrounds, some holding<br />
qualifi cations in relevant fi elds and others being<br />
members of the community with a strong desire<br />
to provide assistance to others. The program is<br />
based in Glenelg and services the cities of Marion,<br />
Onkaparinga and Holdfast Bay. It commenced on 1<br />
July 2004 and is funded until 30 June 2008 by The<br />
Commonwealth Government Illicit <strong>Drug</strong> Strategy<br />
NGO Treatment Grants.<br />
Community And Schools Promoting<br />
Achievement - CASPA<br />
CASPA is an after school program which works in<br />
conjunction with the Toowoomba Family Support<br />
Program offering emotional and educational<br />
support to children who are having diffi culty coping<br />
in the classroom due to family and other outside<br />
infl uences. The clients include children and youth<br />
in the Toowoomba area. The program is run by a<br />
project offi cer, counsellors and a volunteer team<br />
who have had training to help children and youth<br />
cope with their emotional problems. The program is<br />
funded by DRUG ARM.<br />
Family Assistance and <strong>Drug</strong> Support - FADS<br />
FADS is an early intervention program that provides<br />
individuals and their families with the skills and<br />
knowledge to make informed decisions about<br />
options for drug treatment and support strategies for<br />
themselves and other family members. Interventions<br />
are targeted to the individual’s specifi c needs and<br />
circumstances to provide each person with the skills<br />
and knowledge to make informed decisions. The<br />
program is funded by the Department of Families,<br />
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and<br />
delivered by dedicated project offi cers who are<br />
trained in alcohol and drug treatment options and<br />
counselling techniques.<br />
Family Support Program - FSP<br />
The Family Support Program offers support and<br />
assistance to families including children where a<br />
family member has a family, relationship or parenting<br />
issue. The main focus of the program is to promote<br />
positive and effective parenting through increasing<br />
parent’s knowledge, skills, self confi dence and self<br />
esteem. The program is run by fully qualifi ed staff<br />
and trained volunteers in Toowoomba and is funded<br />
by Department of Communities.<br />
Get Set Project<br />
The Get Set Project was a South Australian initiative<br />
and began as a 15 month pilot project in July 2004<br />
and fi nished in November <strong>2005</strong> primarily for young<br />
people in the 12-25 age group, in the north eastern<br />
region of Adelaide, South Australia. The aim of Get<br />
Set was to identify and bring together young people,<br />
already at risk from their illicit drug use, to encourage<br />
them to build strategies and to develop protective<br />
factors within their communities. Although the<br />
primary aim of the Get Set project was to focus on<br />
young people, the adult mentors working with them<br />
also received personal development opportunities<br />
and benefi ts from their involvement.<br />
The mode of operation was to work with and<br />
support young people who in the past had
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misused illicit drugs. The DRUG ARM team<br />
delivered peer education workshops to develop<br />
strategies to empower the participants to make<br />
informed decisions about their life and behaviours<br />
surrounding drug use. The participants, with the<br />
DRUG ARM project staff, not only gained from the<br />
workshops but also produced a book and a music<br />
CD written about their experiences and personal<br />
accounts of the dark side of drug use and how they<br />
turned it around to achieve extraordinary things.<br />
The Get Set Project was a wonderful success as it<br />
supported young people to lead a healthier, drug<br />
free lifestyle. Following this success DRUG ARM<br />
will continue to try to gain continuing funding to<br />
implement this successful project in other regions of<br />
Adelaide.<br />
Goondiwindi Alcohol And <strong>Drug</strong> Support<br />
Services - GAADSS<br />
The GAADSS program operates in Goondiwindi,<br />
Boggabilla and Toomelah and provides a rural and<br />
remote intervention service for young people and<br />
their families who are experiencing harm through the<br />
use of alcohol and other licit and poly-drug use. The<br />
program includes a comprehensive assessment,<br />
case management and treatment options. The<br />
program is run by suitably qualifi ed staff and trained<br />
volunteers. GAADSS is supported by Queensland<br />
Health, Waggambah Shire Council and Goondiwindi<br />
Town Council.<br />
Personal Support Program - PSP<br />
The Personal Support Program (PSP) delivers one<br />
on one support to clients with long term barriers<br />
to employment. It is a bridge between short term<br />
crisis services and employment assisted programs<br />
like Job Network. PSP consultants offer a range of<br />
services including (but not limited to) counselling,<br />
support, advocacy, mediation, information and<br />
referrals to other community support agencies<br />
and primary health and mental health workers.<br />
Participants in PSP have been referred from<br />
Centrelink for individual attention because they<br />
face diffi cult circumstances. Participants may face<br />
non-vocational barriers such as homelessness, drug<br />
and/or alcohol problems, personality disorders,<br />
mood disorders, anxiety disorders, domestic<br />
violence, fi nancial management problems, social<br />
isolations, and poor communication and/or language<br />
skills. The DRUG ARM PSP consultants are trained<br />
professionals with degrees in a variety of disciplines<br />
including psychology, social work, behavioural<br />
sciences, teaching and counselling. The service is<br />
offered as an outreach program to individuals in the<br />
Greater Brisbane Area, Beenleigh, Ipswich and the<br />
Gold Coast. Consultants have been successful with<br />
assisting participants to overcome their barriers to<br />
fi nd fulfi lling, gainful employment, study at tertiary<br />
and university level, or become an active member<br />
of their community. The program was initiated by<br />
the Federal Government in June 2003 with the aim<br />
to help participants with the skills to participate in<br />
the community and was originally funded through<br />
the Department of Employment and Workplace<br />
Relations.<br />
Court (and Police) Diversion Program - QIDDI<br />
The Court Diversion Program (Queensland Illicit<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> Diversion Initiative) offers assessment and early<br />
intervention strategies for young people faced with<br />
court appearances due to drug issues. The program<br />
offers a 2.5 hour assessment and education session<br />
with a professional drug and alcohol counsellor<br />
and aims at identifying any mental health issues,<br />
assessing the social and relationship behaviour,<br />
and then providing education and literature to assist<br />
the client to make positive choices about their<br />
lifestyle. The clients are mainly people charged with<br />
minor drug offences and the program is offered<br />
as an alternative to being fi ned or convicted for<br />
the offence. The program is run by trained staff<br />
who can offer a range of treatment options as well<br />
as the option to continue follow up treatments<br />
with another of the DRUG ARM programs. The<br />
program is delivered by DRUG ARM in Brisbane,<br />
Ipswich, Mackay, Sunshine Coast, Inglewood and<br />
Goondiwindi and is funded by Queensland Health.<br />
Time Out Centre (Gyndoo-Ngutha-Mudth)<br />
- TOC<br />
The Logan Time Out Centre (TOC) provides<br />
assessment, support, brief treatment interventions,<br />
referrals and a safe place for Logan youth to stay<br />
for a few hours while recovering from the effects<br />
of VSM (Volatile Substance Misuse) - paint and<br />
solvent sniffi ng. The Centre is open from 8am on<br />
Wednesday through to 8am on Monday and offers<br />
a 24 hour service during this period. The trained<br />
staff assist young people affected by VSM and<br />
provide referrals and ongoing client follow up. The<br />
young people are also able to have simple snacks,<br />
a change of clothes, access up to date information<br />
from our library on the harms associated with<br />
VSM, other drug use, and related issues and also<br />
entertain themselves with video games, board<br />
games, DVD or TV. The clients are young people<br />
aged 12 to 17 years. The TOC staff includes fully<br />
trained counsellors, social workers and alcohol<br />
and drug workers. Gyndoo-Ngutha-Mudth,<br />
meaning ‘children’s healing house’, is funded by the<br />
Department of Communities and funds raised by<br />
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It is diffi cult to highlight all of DRUG ARM’s work<br />
across Australia, so each State has selected three<br />
major highlights to showcase from <strong>2005</strong>-06.<br />
New South Wales Highlights<br />
The year has been one of growth and development<br />
for programs across New South Wales. Many of<br />
the programs continued to build upon the already<br />
existing number of volunteers, patrols and client<br />
contacts.<br />
Highlights of the year included a grant from<br />
Mounties (Mt Pritchard Community Club) to fund<br />
the Home Assessment Response Team (HART)<br />
program in Western Sydney. Many Rotary Clubs<br />
also continued to show their support for DRUG<br />
ARM by providing valuable funds to help maintain<br />
service operations in their respective regions.<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 saw the redevelopment of several of<br />
the SOS programs across NSW. Most notably<br />
the Wollongong Street Outreach Service has<br />
continued to grow and achieve excellent results.<br />
The establishment of a new offi ce in Newcastle<br />
was also a major highlight. This has allowed the<br />
Newcastle SOS program to re-establish itself in the<br />
Newcastle area and it is now starting to achieve<br />
some great results.<br />
Most notably, the contribution by our dedicated<br />
team of Volunteers has been one of the major<br />
highlights in <strong>2005</strong>-06. The ability of DRUG ARM<br />
to grow and develop in NSW is a testament to the<br />
hard work and dedication of our Volunteers<br />
Throughout the year DRUG ARM NSW staff and<br />
volunteers participated in many community events,<br />
such as the <strong>2006</strong> Community <strong>Drug</strong> Action Team<br />
Forum, the Blacktown Community Services Expo,<br />
Volunteer Week activities and <strong>Drug</strong> Action Week.<br />
The last twelve months has been successful for<br />
DRUG ARM in New South Wales and it is hoped<br />
that the management and staff will be able to<br />
continue to build upon the solid foundations that<br />
have been established.<br />
Queensland Highlights<br />
Queensland has been involved in a few major<br />
developments in the delivery of programs and<br />
services. Most notably, the new Treatment<br />
Programs QMERIT and QIDDI have been extremely<br />
successful in their fi rst year. The Logan Time Out<br />
Centre is also continuing to prove itself as a positive<br />
service for the region.<br />
Queensland has extended their services north to<br />
Mackay and south-west to Goondiwindi, greatly<br />
increasing the number of people the company is<br />
now able to reach and offer a helping hand to.<br />
Securing funding for the QMERIT program was a<br />
great achievement for the Queensland staff and<br />
will allow DRUG ARM to continue to cement its<br />
presence on the Sunshine Coast. It will give DRUG<br />
ARM the opportunity to expand and secure its<br />
presence with the opening of offi ces in Redcliffe<br />
and Nambour in late <strong>2006</strong>.<br />
Another funding achievement is the continuation<br />
of the QIDDI Program, Queensland Illicit <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Diversion Initiative, which is funded by Department<br />
of Health and Ageing until 2008. QIDDI has<br />
assisted over 900 clients in seven regions during<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong>.<br />
The Time Out Centre has continued to build<br />
strong successful working relationships with the<br />
community in Logan that will allow DRUG ARM<br />
to continue to deliver the pilot program extremely<br />
successfully. DRUG ARM’s Centre is the only<br />
pilot program that is still operating. A huge feat<br />
is the agreement by the Department of Health<br />
and Ageing to continue funding this initiative for a<br />
further two years.<br />
The growth and success of regional offi ces,<br />
particularly in Mackay and Goondiwindi, has been<br />
the third highlight for the last twelve months.<br />
Our staff member in Mackay has shown excellent<br />
ability to build good relationships and raise the<br />
profi le of DRUG ARM, taking on a Chairperson’s
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role with the volatile substance misuse working<br />
group and receiving ten letters of support in one<br />
afternoon.<br />
In Goondiwindi the worker over the last two years<br />
has developed a range of programs including a quit<br />
smoking campaign and a youth competition called<br />
Message in a Bottle. The Goondiwindi offi ce has<br />
also been involved in establishing a detox contract<br />
with the local hospital, creating a Goondiwindi<br />
wellness network, and providing drug and alcohol<br />
education to the local community through media<br />
on issues such as drink spiking, needle infection<br />
avoidance and school drug and alcohol policies.<br />
The Goondiwindi offi ce has worked very hard to<br />
develop positive relationships with local indigenous<br />
communities in Goondiwindi, Yelarbon, Inglewood,<br />
Toomelah and Boggabilla.<br />
South Australia Highlights<br />
The past twelve months have seen further<br />
expansion for DRUG ARM in South Australia. In<br />
November <strong>2005</strong>, another Street Outreach Service<br />
(SOS) program was opened in the Western suburbs<br />
of Adelaide. South Australia now boasts six SOS<br />
programs. The program was offi cially opened by<br />
Fiona Barr, the Mayor of Port Adelaide/Enfi eld, who<br />
stated how pleased she was to have the much<br />
needed SOS operating in her Council area. DRUG<br />
ARM is very thankful to the Port Adelaide/Enfi eld<br />
Council and the South Australian Government for<br />
part funding in the Western SOS.<br />
Through collaboration with the young people<br />
involved in Get Set, two highly successful projects<br />
were designed to allow these young people to<br />
activate their leadership skills and implement<br />
a project within their community, and use peer<br />
education around alcohol and other drugs. The Get<br />
Set Program facilitated the production of a hip-hop<br />
music CD “Ill Sorted”, and also a book, “The Battle<br />
Within”. Workshops were run for production of both<br />
projects, during which youth were able to refl ect on<br />
their experiences through help in production. The<br />
lyrics to Ill Sorted were based on drug and alcohol<br />
use, and its impact on the lives of those involved.<br />
The compilation of Ill Sorted was made possible<br />
through collaboration with MC Simplex from<br />
Terrafi rma; DJ Debris from the Hilltop Hoods and<br />
DaKlinic. Ill Sorted proved to be a huge success,<br />
and provided these young people a medium to<br />
have their voice heard to teach other young people.<br />
The CD was launched on 9 September <strong>2005</strong>, by<br />
Trish Draper, Federal Member for Makin.<br />
The Battle Within features true personal accounts<br />
and thoughts of ordinary young people who have<br />
experienced the consequences of drug use, but<br />
who have turned it around to achieve exceptional<br />
things. The book also contains some useful safety<br />
tips and reinforces the importance of friendships.<br />
The Battle Within was funded by The Department<br />
of Health and Ageing, National Illicit <strong>Drug</strong> Strategy<br />
Community Partnership Initiative. The Battle Within<br />
has proved to be just as successful as Ill Sorted,<br />
and was launched on 30 September <strong>2005</strong> by Trish<br />
Draper, Federal Member for Makin, and Dr Duncan<br />
McFettridge, State Member for Morphett. Sadly, the<br />
Get Set Program was closed in September <strong>2005</strong>,<br />
through lack of funding. DRUG ARM SA is actively<br />
looking for new opportunities to refund this vital<br />
service.<br />
DRUG ARM South Australia provided support to<br />
annual school leavers at Victor Harbor. The venture<br />
was highly successful, offering invaluable support<br />
to young people over the three night event. Teams<br />
worked in conjunction with Encounter Schoolies<br />
team and local police, giving 174 volunteer hours to<br />
this project, and making over 2000 contacts over<br />
the festival.
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16 5. Centre for Addiction Research and Education (CARE)<br />
The Centre for Addiction Research and Education<br />
(CARE) is a national division of DRUG ARM and<br />
provides support to all programs and staff across<br />
Australia.<br />
CARE maintains a lean team comprising a<br />
Librarian, a Library Technician, an Education<br />
and Training Coordinator and the Director. At the<br />
beginning of this fi nancial year CARE bade sad<br />
farewells to Librarian Alethea Hubley, who left<br />
to manage the library of All Hallows Theological<br />
College, Library Technician Margaret Mowberry<br />
(to the State Library) and to Kate Humphrys,<br />
Community Development Offi cer, who moved to<br />
the Department of Communities. However, CARE<br />
welcomed new Librarian Jillian Griffi n, previously of<br />
the Wesley Hospital, and new Library Technician<br />
Corrinne Hills, previously from South Australia, to<br />
the team.<br />
CARE’s work was augmented by contributions from<br />
University students from Griffi th University, QUT<br />
and University of Queensland across a number of<br />
faculties, who contributed over 2,250 hours to a<br />
number of projects.<br />
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS<br />
National Evaluation project<br />
CARE undertook a nationwide evaluation of DRUG<br />
ARM programs. SOS programs in Wollongong<br />
(NSW), Brisbane, Ipswich and Bundaberg (Qld),<br />
MOSHPIT in Qld, HART programs in NSW and<br />
Qld and CART in SA, Get Set youth program in SA<br />
were all covered. This complex project involved the<br />
CARE students and staff in all states. During late<br />
<strong>2006</strong>, evaluations of SOS programs in NSW and<br />
SA and the FADS program in Toowoomba, Qld, will<br />
be completed.<br />
Schoolies Week research<br />
During November <strong>2005</strong> CARE continued its 10-<br />
year study of the drug- and risk-taking behaviour of<br />
young people celebrating at Schoolies Week on the<br />
Gold Coast. Data now exceeds 12,000 responses<br />
over 7 years, and was augmented in <strong>2005</strong> by initial<br />
data on young people’s intentions for Schoolies<br />
Week. One paper on this research was published<br />
in Of Substance journal in January <strong>2005</strong>, and new<br />
results were presented at the 5th International<br />
<strong>Drug</strong>s and Young People conference in Sydney in<br />
May <strong>2006</strong>.<br />
Publications<br />
Salom CL, Watts MP, Kinner S and Young<br />
DC, Schoolies Week In Perspective (<strong>2005</strong>), Of<br />
Substance, January <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Salom CL and Hubley AM (Eds), Matters of<br />
Substance <strong>2005</strong> – magazine for schools education.<br />
Salom CL, Watts MP, Kinner S and Young DC,<br />
Schoolies Week: Intent vs Reality (<strong>2006</strong>), presented<br />
at 5th International <strong>Drug</strong>s and Young People<br />
conference, Sydney, May <strong>2006</strong>.<br />
Safer Partying Project<br />
Funded by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation<br />
Foundation (AERF), CARE has developed<br />
community information workshops on preventing<br />
the harms at adolescent parties, and is training<br />
members of communities across New South Wales<br />
and Queensland to deliver these sessions.<br />
Research collaborations<br />
QADREC (UQ): Amphetamines Treatment<br />
Outcomes Study (in association with NDARC)<br />
QADREC (UQ): Data contributions to national PDI<br />
and IDRS studies<br />
Criminology (Griffi th University): Youth crime<br />
prevention projects meta-analysis<br />
Education and Training<br />
Development of volunteer training courses<br />
continued during <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong>, with current<br />
modules updated and expanded to meet program<br />
needs. Three new stand-alone workshops on
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Case Management, Supervision and Debriefi ng<br />
and Presenting Parent-Student Workshops were<br />
developed and delivered for DRUG ARM staff<br />
and volunteers. Specialised workshops on drugs<br />
and working with young people were developed,<br />
customised and delivered for organisations<br />
including:<br />
• Tackling Life – a life skills program in<br />
collaboration with Mitchelton Rugby League<br />
Club for students from primary and secondary<br />
schools in Brisbane<br />
• Queensland Academy of Sport – drugs in sport<br />
workshops for elite stream athletes<br />
• Youth Enterprise Trust – workshops for staff<br />
working with at-risk and disadvantaged youth<br />
• Rockhampton Grammar School – workshops<br />
for teachers<br />
• Cherbourg Indigenous Community – inhalants<br />
– focussed workshops for community members<br />
and parents<br />
Resource Centre<br />
The Resource Centre continued to expand its reach<br />
across Australia, further developing its membership<br />
and links with other libraries and communities<br />
in need. Concerted work on document delivery<br />
and ease of access methods by the staff show<br />
results in the increased use of journal articles<br />
and professional development materials by staff<br />
and volunteers. Borrower profi les also refl ect<br />
increased external access to the collection by allied<br />
professionals. Supply of fact sheets and program<br />
information to the public continues to grow.<br />
Increased use of the on-line catalogue (OPAC)<br />
through the website refl ects a preference for use<br />
of electronic based information; the collection is<br />
developing to accommodate this.<br />
New organisational members/supporters<br />
include:<br />
• SA State Parliamentary Library<br />
• Regional libraries in Cherbourg, Maryborough,<br />
Innisfail, Townsville areas<br />
• Queensland Department of Corrections<br />
• Goodna Youth Services<br />
• Queensland Department of Communities<br />
• Surfers Paradise Management<br />
As well as preparation for external events, displays<br />
were developed for the following special events:<br />
International Women’s Day, Children’s Book Week,<br />
Mental Health Week, National Science Week, <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Action Week and Volunteers Day.<br />
Media responses and information:<br />
CARE responded to over 55 media queries during<br />
the fi nancial year. Popular enquiry topics included:<br />
• <strong>Drug</strong> use statistics for local and national profi les<br />
• Schoolies Week<br />
• Inhalant use (or Volatile Substance Misuse – VSM)<br />
• School drug education<br />
• <strong>Drug</strong> testing in the workplace<br />
• Ice/amphetamine and ecstasy use<br />
Specialist programs:<br />
Tackling Life – collaboration with Mitchelton Rugby<br />
League Club – life skills for primary and secondary<br />
students – multiple schools in Brisbane<br />
Queensland Academy of Sport – presentation for<br />
elite stream athletics students<br />
Career Keys and other colleges – for students<br />
disengaged from mainstream schooling<br />
Youth Enterprise Trust<br />
Rockhampton Grammar School<br />
Cherbourg Indigenous Community
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CARE CLIENT STATISTICS<br />
Resource Centre<br />
CONTACT TYPE<br />
PUBLIC/<br />
CORPORATE<br />
STAFF<br />
TOTAL<br />
Loans 205 600 805<br />
News articles supplied - - 549<br />
Journal articles supplied - - 529<br />
e-Information awareness sent - - 94<br />
e-Newsletters sent - - 71<br />
New members (inc corporate) 7 52 59<br />
New borrowers 34 64 98<br />
Acquisitions - new items catalogued - - 640<br />
OPAC (catalogue) usage - - 6,812<br />
Information requests (inc those requiring extensive search/synthesis) - - 747<br />
Materials supplied (brochures, fact sheets etc) - - 33,139<br />
Education and Training<br />
TYPE OF PRESENTATION<br />
LOCATIONS<br />
NO. OF<br />
SESSIONS<br />
PARTICIPANTS<br />
Displays 3 6 3,000<br />
University and TAFE 4 12 238<br />
Schools and Colleges 68 104 6,819<br />
Parent Student workshops 2 2 60<br />
Teacher training 2 3 30<br />
PandF/PandC Groups 2 2 100<br />
Community groups 13 16 297<br />
Youth groups 2 2 120<br />
Churches 2 3 260<br />
Church/theological colleges 2 2 25<br />
Corporate training 4 4 42<br />
Volunteer training 29 34 402<br />
Conference presentations 1 1 400<br />
External meetings re programs 10 10 12<br />
Police 2 2 11<br />
Media Interviews 65 65 65<br />
Research 6 14 2,655<br />
Total <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong> 217 282 14,536<br />
Locations:<br />
Brisbane Rockhampton Charleville<br />
Toowoomba Cherbourg/Murgon Cooroy<br />
Warwick/Stanthorpe Gold Coast Bundaberg<br />
Quinalow/Miles/Dalby/Chinchilla Logan/Beenleigh Sydney
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Enhancing Relations<br />
DRUG ARM continues to develop marketing<br />
and fundraising strategies that promote the<br />
highly professional and progressive not-for-profi t<br />
organisation. The marketing division achieved this<br />
by working with each of the state managers and<br />
their teams throughout the year.<br />
The team is particularly indebted to the many<br />
community and corporate organisations and<br />
individuals who have so loyally supported the<br />
continuing work of DRUG ARM around Australia.<br />
Marketing<br />
The Marketing Division managed in excess of<br />
90 activities during the last fi nancial year; a<br />
tremendous effort by this small team.<br />
A major emphasis has been to ensure that the<br />
organisation’s brand is used correctly in all material<br />
produced under the DRUG ARM name or logo.<br />
One of the highlights of the year was the launch<br />
of a new-look website in February which makes it<br />
easier for users to access vital information. Several<br />
staff members worked extremely hard in updating<br />
the information available to the public online, and<br />
produced a very valuable asset for the organisation.<br />
Since its launch over 11,900 home-page hits have<br />
been recorded in four months.<br />
The website revamp was the result of market<br />
research to gain a better understanding of what<br />
people’s perception of DRUG ARM is in the<br />
market place and their need of accessing current<br />
information.<br />
Publications<br />
The National Marketing and Fundraising division<br />
was responsible for:<br />
• Matters of Substance 2nd Edition, Queensland.<br />
6000 books were sponsored by the corporate<br />
community and distributed to schools<br />
throughout Queensland<br />
• Brisbane Charity Golf Day brochure<br />
• James Morrison Concert sponsorship brochure<br />
• ‘Hands On’ Newsletters<br />
• Resource Centre Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong> fact sheets<br />
• SOS, HART, TOC and ROSS volunteer training<br />
forms and brochures<br />
• Signage for MOSHPIT and SOS vehicles<br />
Fundraising<br />
The fundraising strategies and campaigns for<br />
DRUG ARM included:<br />
• Direct mail appeals<br />
• Tele-fundraising campaigns<br />
• Newsletter appeals<br />
• Sponsorship appeals<br />
• Lapsed donor telemarketing campaigns<br />
• Special event fundraising.<br />
Direct mail campaigns during <strong>2005</strong>-06 raised over<br />
$73,000 for DRUG ARM’s programs and services,<br />
and included:<br />
• Membership appeal<br />
• Tax appeal<br />
• Christmas appeal<br />
• Christmas card brochure<br />
• ‘Hands On’ Newsletter.
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The National Marketing and Fundraising division<br />
has been successful in building partnerships with<br />
community groups and service clubs resulting<br />
in joint activities that generate funds for both<br />
organisations. These events have been highly<br />
successful for all parties involved.<br />
During the year the marketing division developed<br />
a project to reconnect to donors who had<br />
stopped supporting DRUG ARM, or lapsed in<br />
their membership, which has proved to be a most<br />
successful way to bring those supporters back as<br />
active donors once again.<br />
A major component of income comes from joint<br />
tele-fundraising partnerships with other charitable<br />
organisations. These events have been circus<br />
spectaculars, movie days, and zoo days, where we<br />
ask the corporate community to sponsor tickets<br />
for disadvantaged or ill children and their families<br />
in Queensland, New South Wales and South<br />
Australia.<br />
Our charity partners, including Mater Children’s<br />
Hospital, Spastic Centres and Variety, have been<br />
pleased with the outcomes and fi nancial support<br />
they have received, and feedback from attendees<br />
has been extremely positive.<br />
Percentage of Fundraising Totals <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong><br />
Direct Mail 9%<br />
Events 10%<br />
Telemarketing 55%<br />
Other* 25%<br />
TOTAL INCOME $794,000<br />
*Includes: corporate, individual, Church and other<br />
donations, including workplace giving, bequests<br />
and online.<br />
Special Event Fundraising<br />
Over the past year special events have raised<br />
much needed funds, over $81,000, and greatly<br />
increased the awareness of DRUG ARM within<br />
the community. Events included: The Combined<br />
Brisbane Rotary Clubs Art Spectacular and the<br />
Rotary Club of Hamilton Charity Golf Day, which<br />
provided support for MOSHPIT; the Rotary<br />
Club of Toowong Fashion Parade, the Art with a<br />
Heart art show in Toowoomba, the Rotary Club<br />
of Stanthorpe James Morrison Concert, and<br />
the Ipswich Book Affair supporting DRUG ARM<br />
outreach work in those areas.<br />
The National Marketing and Fundraising division<br />
also provides extensive assistance to States<br />
by helping to coordinate the opening of offi ces<br />
or launch of new programs. In <strong>2005</strong>-06 these<br />
included:<br />
• MOSHPIT e-enablement launch<br />
• ROSS program launch<br />
• Gold Coast Street Outreach Service launch,<br />
sponsored by the Bank of Queensland<br />
• Stanthorpe Offi ce opening<br />
• Warwick Offi ce opening<br />
Corporate Support<br />
A special recognition award for key supporters was<br />
introduced in <strong>2005</strong>. The Corporate Champions<br />
award recognises the value of the support<br />
corporate organisations provide to DRUG ARM.<br />
There are 5 recognition levels: Platinum, Gold,<br />
Silver, Bronze and Champion Supporter. We also<br />
provide a special recognition to companies who<br />
have supported us as without the ongoing fi nancial<br />
and in-kind donations we receive we would not be<br />
able to offer the range of services that are currently<br />
available.<br />
DRUG ARM is pleased to acknowledge the<br />
following Corporate Champions:
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Gold - $50,000<br />
Bank of Queensland, Qld<br />
Boeing Australia, Qld<br />
San Remo Macaroni Company Pty Ltd, SA<br />
Silver - $20,000<br />
Adelaide Bank Charitable Foundation Pty Ltd, SA<br />
Mortgage Choice, SA<br />
Punch Joseph and Associates, Qld<br />
Perpetual Trustee Company, SA<br />
Bronze - $10,000<br />
ANZ Private Bank, Qld<br />
CAF Australia, NSW<br />
Goodna RSL Services Club Inc, Qld<br />
IP Foodservice Australia, Qld<br />
QML, Qld<br />
Wilson HTM, Qld and NSW<br />
Champion Supporter<br />
Barcode Products, Qld<br />
Brambles Industries Limited, NSW<br />
Macquarie Equities Ltd, SA<br />
Recognition<br />
A to Z Embroidery, SA<br />
Brighter Ideas Pty Ltd, Qld<br />
Day Business Solutions, SA<br />
Dr Duncan McFetridge, SA<br />
Force One Group, Qld<br />
Minter Ellison Lawyers, Qld<br />
PR Print, Qld<br />
Tony Lowe and Co, Qld<br />
Westfi eld Marion, SA<br />
Westfi eld Tea Tree Plaza, SA<br />
State Support<br />
The National Marketing and Fundraising division<br />
provides ongoing support to each state.<br />
Presentations to community and service clubs as<br />
well as speaking at various DRUG ARM regional<br />
and community meetings, are a major part of this<br />
support. The National Manager travels regularly to<br />
each State to provide assistance with marketing<br />
and fundraising strategies, and to promote the<br />
fundraising needs in the regions.<br />
Media<br />
In <strong>2005</strong>-06 a total of 45 recorded media releases,<br />
media alerts or community announcements were<br />
sent to local and regional outlets from the National<br />
Offi ce. These were in regards to special events,<br />
calls for volunteers, to notify the public of upcoming<br />
volunteer training dates, in response to a topical<br />
issue, or for a special awareness campaign such<br />
as <strong>Drug</strong> Action Week or pre-Christmas celebration<br />
tips.<br />
We fi elded over 85 requests from media for<br />
information and had 15 articles referring to<br />
DRUG ARM published in mainstream media in<br />
Queensland. In South Australia 4 radio interviews<br />
were aired, 20 articles appeared in the local<br />
Messenger Newspapers and 2 television interviews<br />
with Channel 7 went to air.<br />
Giles Computers, SA<br />
Hella Australia Pty Ltd, SA<br />
IB Coaching, SA<br />
K J Poole Accounting Firm, Qld
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Website<br />
At the end of February <strong>2006</strong> DRUG ARM launched<br />
a new website with a brand new look, easier to<br />
negotiate options, and better features.<br />
Below is a summary of the number of hits we have<br />
received since this update. From a modest number<br />
in February, it continues to grow substantially and is<br />
highly ‘reachable’ by search engines.<br />
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN TOTAL<br />
Home page 155 856 2985 4659 3263 11918<br />
Latest News 43 86 347 429 417 1322<br />
Programs 133 386 1314 1775 1825 5433<br />
Contact Us 11 73 228 322 292 926<br />
Resources 81 424 2009 4230 3001 9745<br />
BAILEY Program<br />
The BAILEY Program (Building Awareness<br />
Innovation and Leadership through the<br />
Empowerment of Youth and families) draws on<br />
the experiences of former professional basketball<br />
player, Mr Eric Bailey. Eric delivers a range of<br />
support programs to schools, companies and<br />
community groups in the areas of teamwork,<br />
leadership, motivation and drug awareness, and<br />
currently focuses on Queensland clients. He has<br />
been associated with DRUG ARM for the past nine<br />
years.<br />
Thank you to supporters<br />
The National Marketing and Fundraising Division<br />
thanks all those who have assisted in making the<br />
task of raising funds and marketing the organisation<br />
so much easier.<br />
Special thanks to the media for the increased<br />
support we have received in all the states under<br />
which we operate.<br />
The year ahead will as always be a challenge to<br />
all, however with the work being done by those<br />
associated with DRUG ARM, particularly in the<br />
areas of Marketing and Fundraising, we have a<br />
great base to work with and for this we say thank<br />
you.
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7. Chaplaincy Services<br />
23<br />
Reverend Warren Myers<br />
Reverend Warren Myers has been Chaplain of<br />
DRUG ARM Australasia for four years and as<br />
Chaplain has a variety of tasks to perform. His role<br />
includes providing counsel and guidance to staff,<br />
attending management meetings and sitting on<br />
committees and assisting in staff interviews. The<br />
most important of these tasks is the pastoral and<br />
spiritual care of the staff and volunteers. Once a<br />
week the Chaplain hosts a ‘coffee and chat’ time<br />
to help staff and volunteers start their day with the<br />
Lord and His Word and prayer which also helps to<br />
promote staff morale and unity.<br />
In last year’s report Rev Myers said that the<br />
Chaplain’s role at DRUG ARM is that of an<br />
encourager. It still is. As well, the Chaplain provides<br />
counsel and support to the management team,<br />
staff and volunteers. This has involved confi dential<br />
help with personal, family or work related problems.<br />
The outstanding way that staff pulled together<br />
to continue the work of DRUG ARM whilst the<br />
Executive Director was ill in May <strong>2006</strong> was<br />
impressive and demonstrated the strong guidance<br />
Rev Myers provided to staff during this period.<br />
DRUG ARM is supported by and responsible to<br />
an association of Christian denominations and<br />
service groups. This link goes back to colonial<br />
days in Queensland when Christian temperance<br />
movements addressed the harms in the lives of the<br />
early settlers caused by the misuse of alcohol and<br />
sexually transmitted diseases.<br />
Many churches have responded generously and<br />
personally to DRUG ARM’s needs, including the<br />
Wesley Uniting Church in Kangaroo Point that has<br />
a group of folks who knit blankets for those in need.<br />
They have invited Rev Myers six times to receive<br />
beautiful blankets for the Winter Warmer Appeal.<br />
Those who receive these blankets from the street<br />
vans appreciate that personal love and care that<br />
goes into each blanket. Another quilting group in<br />
Toowoomba also makes blankets for those in need<br />
through the Toowoomba street outreach. It is this<br />
personal touch that demonstrates the love of Christ<br />
to those in crisis in their lives.<br />
DRUG ARM works on Christ’s behalf and yours<br />
to equip people to make a positive change in their<br />
lives and relationships.<br />
Part of the help that DRUG ARM provides is<br />
practical, the contact on the street or in the home,<br />
the word of encouragement and support, the<br />
warm ‘cuppa’ on a cold night, and support in time<br />
of need. Another part is the chance to help needy<br />
people to understand that the grace of Jesus Christ<br />
and repentance and faith in Him bring real and<br />
lasting freedom. The Gospel brings genuine and<br />
lasting change in a person’s life.<br />
Today’s issues have changed, and DRUG ARM<br />
confronts current problems such as the effects<br />
of licit and illicit drug and alcohol misuse among<br />
young people and in society as a whole. Through<br />
street outreach, health vans, creative intervention<br />
and support programs, and education and<br />
research, DRUG ARM continues to assist people<br />
to make positive changes in their lives. DRUG ARM<br />
does this in the name of Jesus Christ.<br />
During <strong>2005</strong>-06 Rev Myers had the opportunity to<br />
represent DRUG ARM at several denominational<br />
assemblies and conferences, seeking to establish<br />
better linkages and networks with local churches<br />
and church leaders. Rev Myers has enjoyed<br />
visiting different congregations to present the<br />
vision and challenges of DRUG ARM, including<br />
Congregational, Seventh Day Adventist, Uniting,<br />
Presbyterian, Baptist, Wesleyan Methodist,<br />
Anglican and independent churches.
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24 8. Corporate Services<br />
Social Responsibility and Accountability<br />
The Corporate Services Division is a highly skilled<br />
and dedicated team based in the National Offi ce in<br />
Brisbane. The team consists of four staff members:<br />
Corporate Services Manager, Personal Assistant to<br />
the Executive Director, Finance and Administration<br />
Support, and Administration Support.<br />
Corporate Services ensures that the coordination<br />
and delivery of programs and services across<br />
all states and divisions is handled smoothly and<br />
that the high service quality of these programs<br />
is maintained. The division is responsible for<br />
support of the Board of Directors, administration<br />
coordination, human resource management, and<br />
fi nancial accountability.<br />
Corporate Services is responsible for providing<br />
clear and concise guidelines for managers,<br />
employees, volunteers and clients on the delivery<br />
process of all programs and services and reviews<br />
and updates all Policy and Procedure Manuals.<br />
These Manuals include Financial Management<br />
Practices, Outreach, Treatment and Intervention<br />
Manuals, Corporate Governance and Risk<br />
Management and Human Resource Management<br />
Policy.<br />
Staff numbers have continued to increase with the<br />
development and expansion of programs across<br />
the states, with full-time, part-time and casual staff<br />
now totalling 65, up from 41 staff only eighteen<br />
months ago.<br />
Total Employees – 30 June <strong>2006</strong><br />
LOCATION<br />
FULL<br />
TIME<br />
PART<br />
TIME<br />
CASUAL<br />
TOTAL<br />
NSW 1 6 0 7<br />
QLD 7 20 7 34<br />
SA 2 8 0 10<br />
National Offi ce 9 5 0 14<br />
Financial Summary<br />
During <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong> DRUG ARM received funding<br />
through The <strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and Relief Foundation<br />
(Australia), government grants, community trusts<br />
and foundations, investments, properties and<br />
partnerships with other non-government agencies,<br />
service clubs, corporate sponsorships, and the<br />
Australian community.<br />
The total income generated for the <strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong><br />
fi nancial year was $4,129,576 and total program<br />
expenditure for Outreach, Treatment, Education,<br />
and Diversion and Employment programs was<br />
$4,117,311. This income provides DRUG ARM<br />
with the opportunity to provide assistance to over<br />
60,000 individuals during the year, across Australia.<br />
National Income <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
FROM %<br />
Federal Government 15.5<br />
State Government 23.39<br />
Local Government 4.13<br />
Community Grants 4.14<br />
Fundraising 20.03<br />
Partnerships 6.07<br />
Sale Resources and Services 4.32<br />
Donation – Parent Company 22.41<br />
National Use of Funds (Expenses) <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
REGION/AREA %<br />
New South Wales 9.87<br />
Queensland 50.54<br />
South Australia 13.82<br />
CARE 7.45<br />
Corporate Services 10.98<br />
Marketing and Fundraising 7.36
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INCOME CHART<br />
State Government Grants<br />
24%<br />
Donation - Parent Company<br />
22%<br />
Local Government Grants<br />
4%<br />
Partnerships<br />
6%<br />
Federal Government Grants<br />
16%<br />
Community Grants<br />
4%<br />
Sale Resources & Services<br />
4%<br />
Fundraising<br />
20%<br />
EXPENSES CHART<br />
Marketing & Fundraising<br />
7%<br />
Corporate Services<br />
11%<br />
CARE<br />
7%<br />
Queensland<br />
51%<br />
New South Wales<br />
10%<br />
South Australia<br />
14%
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BUILDING CAPACITY AND<br />
SUSTAINABILITY<br />
Within the national offi ce of DRUG ARM the future<br />
direction of our CARE division, led by Caroline<br />
Salom, is to move away from registered training<br />
to focus on developing more direct relationships<br />
with other registered training organisations. This<br />
will allow DRUG ARM to expand the quality and<br />
quantity of training available to volunteers and front<br />
line workers in the alcohol and other drug fi eld.<br />
Our key partnerships, with both government and<br />
non government organisations, continue to be<br />
vital for the future of DRUG ARM at our program<br />
service delivery level in the various states, as well<br />
as with our Centre for Addiction and Research and<br />
Education (CARE).<br />
Our corporate, community and service club<br />
partnerships can never be overstated in the overall<br />
national success of DRUG ARM. The corporate<br />
and service clubs continuing support for DRUG<br />
ARM provides the ongoing fi nancial capacity for the<br />
organisation to continue to meet the ever increasing<br />
demand for our programs and services.<br />
At the program level we are encouraged by<br />
the strengthening relationships, particularly<br />
with government agencies in Queensland and<br />
South Australia. The recognition of the value<br />
of our outreach services in South Australia by<br />
the SA Department of Health provides great<br />
encouragement for the South Australian team<br />
under the leadership of Bianca Moerman. In<br />
Queensland our expanding reputation, particularly<br />
with our treatment programs, is due largely to the<br />
leadership of Krishna Heffernan.<br />
New South Wales, under the coordination of<br />
Matthew Geracitano, will be a key area of focus<br />
for the organisation in <strong>2006</strong>-2007 as we strive to<br />
secure a fi rmer foothold with our outreach and<br />
treatment programs. The Outreach programs in<br />
Wollongong, Northern Beaches, Newcastle and<br />
Western Sydney will be the focus of a renewed<br />
effort to streamline the NSW outreach services. The<br />
primary overall focus for the state will be to secure<br />
a fi nancial basis for all programs in the state and<br />
to continue to develop the treatment programs to<br />
respond to the increasing demand for counselling<br />
support from our clients.<br />
Within the national offi ce of DRUG ARM the future<br />
direction of our CARE Division is to move away from<br />
gaining our Registered Training Organisation status<br />
to focus on developing more direct relationships<br />
with other registered training organisations and<br />
thus to expand the quality and quantity of training<br />
available to volunteers and front line workers in<br />
the alcohol and other drug fi eld. Apart from the<br />
education and training component of CARE the<br />
research element, particularly our longitudinal<br />
study of young people’s at risk behaviour during<br />
the Schoolies Festival each year at the Gold Coast<br />
in Queensland, will continue and expand into other<br />
states. CARE will continue to expand the design,<br />
development and implementation of workplace<br />
interventions. To assist in meeting the increased<br />
demand for education, training and workplace<br />
interventions another staff member will be recruited<br />
to assist with this work in the next fi nancial year.<br />
Marketing and Fundraising, under the leadership<br />
of Ray Crompton, remains a vital and continuing<br />
area of challenge for the coming year. Expansion<br />
of our existing funding base is a key to the success<br />
of DRUG ARM and essential for the organisation to<br />
maintain the capacity to fund and deliver current<br />
unfunded programs that have been evaluated as<br />
providing vital support services for our clients.<br />
An additional staff member will be recruited for<br />
the National Marketing and Fundraising team to<br />
support the Queensland fundraising efforts as well<br />
as the current staff. This will increase the division’s<br />
capacity to reach the fi nancial targets, especially<br />
in Queensland. To actively assist the promotion of<br />
our fundraising work in each state we are aiming for<br />
the placement of a fundraising staff person in each<br />
of the state head offi ces. The South Australia state
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offi ce currently has a staff person working part<br />
time in this role and Queensland will be have a full<br />
time staff person in the <strong>2006</strong>-2007 fi nancial year to<br />
continue this policy direction.<br />
The division that is the backbone of the<br />
organisation, Corporate Services, is long overdue<br />
for a new accounting software package to<br />
meet the ever increasing demands of fi nancial<br />
accountability and to improve the effi ciency and<br />
effectiveness of the fi nancial management and<br />
reporting for the whole organisation. The Corporate<br />
Services Manager, Heather Pitt, and her team with<br />
assistance from external partners will investigate<br />
and evaluate suitable accounting software. This<br />
evaluation should be completed by November<br />
<strong>2006</strong> and, once approved by the Board, the plan<br />
is to have the new software and system in place in<br />
early 2007.<br />
Overall, we see that <strong>2006</strong>-2007 will be an exciting<br />
year and once again there will be many challenges<br />
to face. DRUG ARM looks to the new year with<br />
renewed confi dence and capacity underpinned by<br />
the professionalism and skills of our dedicated staff<br />
and volunteers who are a core factor in the success<br />
of our work. The team will continue to grow to<br />
meet the challenges ahead. With growth comes<br />
a management challenge, however, the expected<br />
increase in our capacity will provide a greater ability<br />
and more opportunities to reach out and touch the<br />
lives of the community and our clients in a positive<br />
way and this fulfi ls the objectives of DRUG ARM<br />
Australasia.<br />
We look forward to working with all our partners<br />
and supporters in the coming year.<br />
During the next fi nancial year the structure of the<br />
organisation’s reporting and management will be<br />
reviewed. The frequency of board and committee<br />
meetings will streamline the governance,<br />
management and communication processes within<br />
DRUG ARM. This is in line with the board policy<br />
of reviewing the governance to ensure continual<br />
improvement within the organisation.<br />
The new fi nancial year, <strong>2006</strong>-2007, provides an<br />
opportunity for DRUG ARM Australasia to revitalise<br />
the working relationships with our DRUG ARM<br />
colleagues particularly in Western Australia, the<br />
ACT and New Zealand. This will be a priority area<br />
for the organisation.
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10. Program Statistics<br />
SOS - STREET OUTREACH SERVICES<br />
New South Wales Street Outreach Service<br />
FAIRFIELD/<br />
LIVERPOOL<br />
BLACKTOWN/<br />
HILLS<br />
SUTHERLAND<br />
WOLLON-<br />
GONG<br />
NEWCASTLE<br />
NORTHERN<br />
BEACHES<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
TOTAL<br />
No. of Patrols 61 32 37 103 9 32 274<br />
No. of Client Contacts 899 1,007 648 4,849 360 2,003 9766<br />
Volunteer Hours 635.5 316 544 1,264.5 158 361 3279<br />
South Australia Street Outreach Service<br />
GAWLER<br />
NORTH<br />
EAST<br />
WEST<br />
SOUTH<br />
SOUTH<br />
WEST<br />
NORTH<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
TOTAL<br />
No. of Patrols 53 40 29 68 40 65 295<br />
No. of Client Contacts 1180 1505 1625 2334 745 2959 10348<br />
Volunteer Hours 365.25 246.75 313.25 802 412.75 708 2848<br />
Queensland Street Outreach Service<br />
BRISBANE<br />
BRISBANE<br />
NTHSIDE<br />
LOGAN<br />
IPSWICH<br />
BUNDAB-<br />
ERG<br />
TOO-<br />
WOOMBA<br />
GOLD<br />
COAST<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
TOTAL<br />
No. of Patrols 222 17 32 29 77 115 68 483<br />
No. of Client Contacts 3500 646 470 417 1565 5844 783 11660<br />
Volunteer Hours 1512 250.75 208.5 186 1395 1330.2 284 3771.45<br />
Queensland Mobile Outreach Support Health Project by Integrated Teams (MOSHPIT)<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
TOTAL<br />
No. of Patrols 228<br />
No. of Client Contacts 3360<br />
Volunteer Hours 916.8<br />
Queensland Ipswich Management of Public Intoxication Program (IMPIP)<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
TOTAL<br />
No. of Patrols 188<br />
No. of Client Contacts 2246<br />
Volunteer Hours 1199.1<br />
SOS FINANCIAL SUPPORT<br />
Toowoomba Second Hand Outlet Store, Queensland<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
TOTAL<br />
Total volunteer hours 5832<br />
Total number of sales 5929<br />
Total Sales $22,830
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TREATMENT SERVICES<br />
New South Wales Treatment Services<br />
HART - Home Assessment and Response Teams<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
New Clients 47<br />
Exited Clients 28<br />
Client Contacts 278<br />
Client Referrals 141<br />
Regions Covered<br />
Fairfi eld, Liverpool and Bankstown<br />
Volunteer Hours 336.5<br />
Program Volunteers<br />
38 volunteers<br />
Students<br />
2 students<br />
Number Volunteer Trainings 3 training sessions conducted during the year<br />
Volunteer Training Hours<br />
N/A<br />
Networking visits 27<br />
Queensland Treatment Services<br />
HART - Home Assessment and Response Teams<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
New Clients 286<br />
Exited Clients 263<br />
Client Contacts Phone support 1382; Offi ce Visits 736; Home Visits 187<br />
Client Referrals 491<br />
Regions Covered<br />
Brisbane Metropolitan, Logan and Ipswich<br />
Volunteer Hours 5234.3<br />
Program Volunteers<br />
24 volunteers (3744.8 hours)<br />
Students<br />
21 students (1489.5 hours)<br />
Number Volunteer Trainings 4 training sessions conducted during the year<br />
Volunteer Training Hours 144<br />
Networking visits 96<br />
QIDDI - Queensland Illicit <strong>Drug</strong>s Diversion Initiative<br />
BRISBANE IPSWICH MACKAY NOOSA NAMBOUR<br />
GOONDI-<br />
WINDI<br />
INGLEWOOD<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
TOTAL<br />
Total no. of referrals 151 399 199 82 68 29 8 936
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PSP - Personal Support Program<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Number of New Clients 111<br />
Exited Clients 140<br />
Face to Face Visits 1983<br />
Other Contacts 3446<br />
Referrals to Other Agencies 351<br />
Regions Covered<br />
South East, South West and North Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Gold Coast<br />
Volunteer Hours<br />
80 hours<br />
Student Hours<br />
320 hours<br />
Networking Visits, Clients and Staff 180<br />
Action Plans Completed 118<br />
Client <strong>Report</strong>s Completed 286<br />
Total Caseload 152<br />
Time Out Centre, Logan<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Total Number of Clients 274<br />
Total Number of Indigenous Clients 265<br />
Total number of non-indigenous clients 9<br />
Number of clients returned once 80<br />
Number of clients who return more than once 133<br />
Number of self referrals 239<br />
Number of police referrals 2<br />
Number of clients from other agencies 28<br />
Number of clients successfully managed into accommodation 7<br />
Number of referrals to other agencies 210<br />
Number of crisis sessions 80<br />
Number of clients requiring medical treatment 24<br />
Number of transports provided 125<br />
Number of occasions of overnight stays 450<br />
Total number of male clients admitted 126<br />
Total number of female clients admitted 148<br />
Average age of clients<br />
15.03 years<br />
Total admission 574<br />
Total non admission (contacts) 320<br />
Final Total 894
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GAADSS – Goondiwindi Alcohol And <strong>Drug</strong> Support Service<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
New Clients 26<br />
Exited Clients 26<br />
Client Contacts 222<br />
Client Referrals 7<br />
Regions Covered<br />
Goondiwindi, Boggabilla, Toomelah<br />
Total Volunteer Hours 136.5<br />
Program Volunteers 2<br />
Students 1<br />
Number Volunteer Trainings 6.5<br />
Volunteer Training Hours 59<br />
Number Schools Visited<br />
All students in grades 4-7 in Goondiwindi and Toomelah (QLD and NSW)<br />
FADS - Family Assistance <strong>Drug</strong> Support Program<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Clients (case managed) 162<br />
Clients (once off) 63<br />
Contacts with clients (includes phone support, home visits, offi ce visits) 727<br />
Telephone contacts 246<br />
Referrals to other agencies 77<br />
Referrals from other agencies 90<br />
Regions Covered<br />
Toowoomba, Warwick, Stanthorpe<br />
School educational sessions (drugs/alcohol and safety) 59<br />
Total volunteer hours 1598<br />
FSP - Family Support Program, Toowoomba<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Clients (case managed) 171<br />
Clients (once off) 26<br />
Contacts with clients 424<br />
Phone contacts 192<br />
Referrals to other agencies 64<br />
Referrals from other agencies 54<br />
Volunteer hours 224<br />
CASPA – Communities And Schools Promoting Achievement, Toowoomba<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Total number of programs presented 18<br />
Number of sessions held 24<br />
Total contacts 487<br />
Number of children who participated 47<br />
Number of volunteers 26<br />
Volunteer hours 328
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South Australia Treatment Services<br />
CART – Community Assistance Response Teams<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
New Clients 97<br />
Exited Clients 67<br />
Client Contacts 478<br />
Client Referrals 491<br />
Regions Covered<br />
Cities Marion, Onkaparinga, Holdfast Bay<br />
Total Volunteer Hours<br />
2850 hours<br />
Program Volunteers<br />
2332 hours<br />
Students<br />
518 hours<br />
Number Volunteer Trainings 3<br />
Volunteer Training Hours 1072<br />
Number Schools Visited 1<br />
Get Set – Peer Leadership Program<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Mentors 4<br />
Peer Educators 8<br />
Weekly meetings 3-16<br />
Weekly book workshops 3<br />
Weekly hip-hop workshops 6<br />
4 week peer education training 1<br />
Social activities 6<br />
Volunteer hours<br />
750 hours
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SCHOOLIES WEEK<br />
Queensland - Gold Coast 16-25 November <strong>2005</strong><br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Number of staff 5<br />
Number of volunteers 16<br />
Volunteer Hours 790<br />
Contacts<br />
34510 drinks supplied<br />
AOD Information supplied 1040<br />
Supports 146<br />
South Australia - Victor Harbor 25–27 November <strong>2005</strong><br />
<strong>2005</strong>-06 TOTAL<br />
Number of staff 4<br />
Number of volunteers 12<br />
Volunteer Hours 174<br />
Contacts 2017<br />
AOD Information supplied N/A<br />
Supports<br />
N/A
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11. State Advisory Committees<br />
The Chairman of DRUG ARM Australasia Board<br />
(Mr Peter Henderson) and the Executive Director<br />
(Dr Dennis Young) are both automatic members of<br />
every advisory committee so are not listed under<br />
every committee in the following pages.<br />
SOUTH AUSTRALIA COMMITTEES<br />
State Committee Members<br />
Bianca Moerman (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Lyle Strachan (Rotary Club Member)<br />
David Watts (Senior Project Offi cer – DASSA)<br />
Barry Squire (Retired Security Advisor)<br />
Martin Meredith<br />
Northern Regional Committee Members<br />
Bianca Moerman (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Glen Clark (SOS Volunteer Support Worker)<br />
Trish Vinton (DRUG ARM Volunteer)<br />
Malcolm Buckby (Member for Light)<br />
Neil Stiller (Pastor Elizabeth Lutheran Church)<br />
Chris Gill (SAPOL)<br />
Kerri Godwin (Pastor Gawler Baptist Church)<br />
North-Eastern Regional Committee Members<br />
Bianca Moerman (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Jeff Roberts (SOS Volunteer Support Worker)<br />
Brendon Littlechild (Tea Tree Gully Salvation <strong>Arm</strong>y)<br />
Rachel Paterson (Youth Participation Offi cer, Tea<br />
Tree Gully Council)<br />
Todd Hacking (Trish Draper’s Offi ce)<br />
Tom Kenyon (State Member for Newland)<br />
Jo Mareolas (<strong>Drug</strong> Action Team Coordinator,<br />
Holden Hill)<br />
Mike Flynn (Team Leader for SOS)<br />
Francis Bedford (State Member for Florey)<br />
Southern Regional Committee Members<br />
Di Jackson (Rotary Club Group Eight)<br />
Mike Brown (City of Onkaparinga)<br />
Rachel Faulkner (Cove Youth Service)<br />
Dr Duncan McFetridge (MP) (Member for Morphett)<br />
Elaine Proud (Rotary Club Group Eight)<br />
Andrew Vanderwal (Hallett Cove Lutheran Church)<br />
Vanita Holt (CART Volunteer)<br />
Fiona Johnson (CART Placement Student)<br />
Bianca Moerman (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Carol Gannon (DRUG ARM Treatment Team<br />
Leader)<br />
Veronica Freund (CART Project Offi cer)<br />
Jeff Roberts (SOS Volunteer Support Worker)<br />
Melanie Lovejoy (DRUG ARM Administrative and<br />
Support Worker)<br />
Lorraine Gibson (DRUG ARM Outreach Youth<br />
Worker)<br />
Western Regional Committee Members<br />
Bianca Moerman (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Emmalene Smith (SOS Support Worker)<br />
Jane Barr (Uniting Care Wesley)<br />
Peter Hill (APOSS)<br />
Brook Friedman (Port Adelaide/Enfi eld Council)<br />
Mardi Soweraker (SAPOL)<br />
Tammy Headon (DRUG ARM Volunteer)<br />
Get Set Regional Committee Members<br />
Bianca Moerman (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Eloise Houseman (Get Set Coordinator)<br />
Pat Cooper (CYFS Modbury)<br />
Trish Draper (Federal Member for Makin)
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Gail Lloyd (TTG Neighbourhood Development<br />
Offi cer)<br />
Jeff Roberts (SOS Volunteer Support Worker)<br />
Maragrida Maia (DASC Elizabeth)<br />
QUEENSLAND COMMITTEES<br />
State Committee Members<br />
Dr John Roulston (Association of Independent<br />
Schools Queensland)<br />
Dr Joe Debatista (Sexual Health Qld)<br />
Dr Grant Pitman (Queensland Police Service)<br />
Dr Ken Smith (Chaplain, University of Qld)<br />
Peter Brand (Pharmacist, Wesley Hospital)<br />
Caroline Hauff (Principal, Clayfi eld Girls College)<br />
Susan Stevenson (Mental Association Qld)<br />
Rev Jan Whyte (Uniting Church Toombul)<br />
Brisbane Regional Advisory Support Network<br />
Krishna Heffernan (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Kate Ramsay (Mater Hospital)<br />
Joe Debatistia (Sexual Health Qld)<br />
Scott McMullen (Social Worker, The Park Centre for<br />
Mental Health)<br />
Julie Boal (St Lukes’ Nursing)<br />
Josephine Clarke (DRUG ARM HART Volunteer<br />
Representative)<br />
Cindy Sinclair (Brisbane City Council)<br />
Mark Fairbairn (Manager of Biala, Queensland<br />
Health)<br />
Boyd Roach (Hospital Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong>s Services<br />
(HADDS), Royal Brisbane Hospital)<br />
Representative from QuINN<br />
Representative from Nyunda Park Co-operative<br />
Bundaberg Regional Committee<br />
Krishna Heffernan (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Peter Evan (SOS Volunteer representative)<br />
Robyn Dyer (Director of Bundaberg TAFE)<br />
Terry Farrell (Bundaberg Police Service)<br />
Mary Wilkinson (Bundaberg City Council)<br />
Colin Johnson (ATSIC representative and<br />
Indigenous elder)<br />
Val Steemson (Guardian Newspaper)<br />
Wayne Chamberlain (Oakwood State School)<br />
Tom Quinn (Barrister)<br />
Hon. Nita Cunningham MP (Member of the<br />
Queensland Legislative Assembly)<br />
Selwyn Appo (Indigenous community<br />
representative)<br />
Pastor Cam Rub (Heritage Christian College)<br />
Lincoln Williams (Heritage Christian College)<br />
Peter Wenham (Smarts Funeral Services)<br />
Ipswich Regional Advisory Support Network<br />
Krishna Heffernan (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Peter Hand (Queensland Department of<br />
Communities)<br />
Mieke Burman (Queensland Department of<br />
Communities)<br />
<strong>Arm</strong>and Von Stein (Offi ce of Bernie Ripoll MP)<br />
Elwyn Denman (Alcoholics Victorious)<br />
Ross Evans (Department of Corrective Services)<br />
Kevin Bull (Integrated Mental Health, Queensland<br />
Health)<br />
John Rowe (Lead-On)<br />
Jane Delaney-John (Ipswich City Council)<br />
Scott Healing (Young Peoples Health)
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11. State Advisory Committees continued<br />
Vic May (OZ Care)<br />
Nathan Cook (IMPIP Co-ordinator Ipswich City<br />
Council)<br />
Hon. Rachel Nolan MP (Member of Legislative<br />
Assembly, Ipswich)<br />
Sharon Godfrey (Team Leader ATODS, Queensland<br />
Health)<br />
Logan Reference Group<br />
Krishna Heffernan (DRUG ARM State Manager)<br />
Hon. Desley Scott MP (Member for Logan)<br />
Betty McGrady (NUTCHA ATSI Corporation)<br />
Peggy Tidyman (NUTCHA ATSI Corporation)<br />
Brett Davies (Queensland Health)<br />
Dora Croker (ATODS Queensland Health)<br />
Barry O’Neill (ATODS Queensland Health)<br />
Warren Locke (Queensland Health)<br />
Cath Bartolo (Youth and Family Service)<br />
Cr Russell Lutton (Logan City Council)<br />
Jason Reid (Logan City Council)<br />
Craig McMillan (Queensland Dept of Communities)<br />
Jodie Elder (Queensland Dept of Communities)<br />
Maureen Dunn (Queensland Dept of Communities)<br />
Michael Sheehy (Queensland Dept of Communities)<br />
Dale Murray (Centre Education Program)<br />
David Eeles (Queensland Ambulance Service)<br />
NEW SOUTH WALES COMMITTEES<br />
State Committee Members<br />
Matthew Geracitano (DRUG ARM State<br />
Coordinator)<br />
Capt. Stuart Evans (Oasis Project, The Salvation<br />
<strong>Arm</strong>y Canberra)<br />
Max Bunter (Rotary Club of Liverpool West)<br />
Mark Lam (Probation and Parole)<br />
Gary Raymond (NSW Police)<br />
Wollongong SOS Program<br />
Matthew Geracitano (DRUG ARM State<br />
Coordinator)<br />
Amanda Howells (DRUG ARM SOS Coordinator,<br />
Wollongong)<br />
Richard Schoenmaker (Wollongong Christian<br />
Reform Church)<br />
John Koster (Community Representative)<br />
Allan Cunynghame (Volunteer)<br />
Mike Greenwood (Dapto Anglican Church)<br />
Northern Beaches SOS Program<br />
Matthew Geracitano (DRUG ARM State<br />
Coordinator)<br />
Rowena Stulajter (DRUG ARM SOS Coordinator,<br />
Northern Beaches)<br />
Ashley Saunders (Baptist Church)<br />
Rob Vanden Blink (Warringah Council)<br />
Geraldine Grandelis (Murragunya)<br />
Greg Bourke (Queensland Dept Premiers and<br />
Cabinet)<br />
James Hoey (Boystown)<br />
Phillip Terrill (Boystown)<br />
John Dalgleish (Boystown)<br />
Karen Dawson (Combined Housing)<br />
Leisa Brandon (Youth and Family Service)<br />
Inspector Maurie Alker (Queensland Police Service<br />
Logan)<br />
Mike Pearson (Queensland Police Service Logan)
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DRUG ARM AUSTRALASIA STAFF<br />
AS AT JUNE <strong>2006</strong><br />
NATIONAL OFFICE - Brisbane<br />
Dennis Young, Executive Director<br />
Heather Pitt, Corporate Services Manager<br />
Warren Myers, Chaplain<br />
Ray Crompton, National Marketing and Fundraising<br />
Manager<br />
Caroline Salom, Director Centre for Addiction<br />
Research and Education<br />
Betony Bickford, National Administration Manager<br />
Natalie Connell, Publications Offi cer<br />
Peter Evans, Queensland Fundraising Development<br />
Offi cer<br />
Jillian Griffi n, Librarian<br />
Corrinne Hills, Library Technician<br />
Josie Loth, National Marketing and Public Relations<br />
Offi cer<br />
Carol McGowan, Administration Support Accounts<br />
and Fundraising Database<br />
Robyn McMillan, Finance and Administration<br />
Support<br />
Michael Watts, Training Coordinator<br />
New South Wales<br />
Matthew Geracitano, NSW Program Coordinator -<br />
Fairfi eld<br />
Shalav Mehta, Street Outreach Service Coordinator -<br />
Western Sydney<br />
Amanda Howells, Street Outreach Service<br />
Coordinator -<br />
North and South Wollongong<br />
Sophia Marinos, Home Assessment and Response<br />
Team Project Offi cer -<br />
Fairfi eld<br />
Rowena Stulajter, Street Outreach Service<br />
Coordinator -<br />
Northern Beaches<br />
Kelly Samways, Street Outreach Service<br />
Coordinator -<br />
Newcastle<br />
Queensland<br />
Krishna Heffernan, Queensland Manager<br />
Tabor Akman, Street Outreach Service Coordinator -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Isobella Barber, Toowoomba Coordinator<br />
Jane Bett, Court Diversion Project Offi cer -<br />
Brisbane and Ipswich<br />
Don Cook, Street Outreach Service Coordinator -<br />
Bundaberg<br />
Robyn Deakin, Administration Assistant -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Scott Dodd, Street Outreach Service Coordinator -<br />
Gold Coast<br />
Ashley Edwards, Outreach Team Leader<br />
David Egan, Personal Support Program Project<br />
Offi cer - Brisbane<br />
Janet Fitzgibbons, Personal Support Program<br />
Project Offi cer -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Charlene Fogarty, Administration Support -<br />
Goondiwindi<br />
Kate Greener, Family Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong> Support<br />
Coordinator -<br />
Toowoomba<br />
Werner Grimm, Court Diversion Project Offi cer -<br />
Sunshine Coast<br />
Darren Harris, Home Assessment and Response<br />
Team Coordinator -<br />
Ipswich<br />
Sandra Harvey, Time Out Centre Youth Worker -<br />
Logan
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Dorothy Hill, Family Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong> Support<br />
Project Offi cer -<br />
Stanthorpe<br />
Jillian Johnson, Court Diversion Project Offi cer -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Cherise Kershaw, Court Diversion Project Offi cer -<br />
Mackay<br />
Diane King, Goondiwindi Alcohol And <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Support Service Coordinator -<br />
Goondiwindi<br />
Wendy Lane, Personal Support Program Project<br />
Offi cer – Gold Coast<br />
Loretta Manning, Diversion Team Leader -<br />
Queensland<br />
Cherie Moncrieff, Family Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong> Support<br />
Project Offi cer -<br />
Toowoomba<br />
Lee- Anne Rackley, Administration Offi cer -<br />
Toowoomba<br />
Christine Sachs, Family Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong> Support<br />
Project Offi cer -<br />
Ipswich<br />
Sally Scott, Personal Support Program Coordinator -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Gary Shorthouse, Personal Support Program<br />
Project Offi cer -<br />
Gold Coast<br />
Donna Shrubsole, Personal Support Program<br />
Coordinator -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Shannon Spreadborough, Time Out Centre<br />
Coordinator -<br />
Logan<br />
Joel Spreadborough, Time Out Centre Youth<br />
Worker -<br />
Logan<br />
Matthew Stefanac, Home Assessment and<br />
Response Team Project Offi cer -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Cameron Stumer, Time Out Centre Youth Worker -<br />
Logan<br />
Dana Tangimetua, Administration Offi cer -<br />
Brisbane<br />
Laufoli Tulisi, Court Diversion Project Offi cer -<br />
Sunshine Coast<br />
Jacinta Vaisnys, Family Support Program<br />
Coordinator -<br />
Toowoomba<br />
South Australia<br />
Bianca Moerman, South Australia and New South<br />
Wales Manager -<br />
Unley<br />
Glenn Clark, Street Outreach Service Support<br />
Worker -<br />
Elizabeth<br />
Carol Gannon, Community Assessment and<br />
Response Team Coordinator -<br />
Glenelg<br />
Veronica Fruend, Community Assessment and<br />
Response Team Project Offi cer –<br />
Glenelg<br />
Lorraine Gibson, Street Outreach Service Youth<br />
Worker -<br />
Glenelg<br />
Melanie Lovejoy, Street Outreach Service Support<br />
Worker -<br />
Glenelg<br />
Jeff Roberts, Street Outreach Service Support<br />
Worker -<br />
Ridgehaven<br />
Emmalene Smith, Street Outreach Service Support<br />
Worker -<br />
Peterhead<br />
Kerry Southwell, Public Relations and Fundraising<br />
Coordinator -<br />
Unley<br />
Heidi Tregeagle, Administration Assistant -<br />
Unley
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MAJOR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS<br />
DRUG ARM thanks the hundreds of individuals,<br />
families, businesses, service clubs, community<br />
groups, religious groups, philanthropic<br />
organisations and others who have assisted in<br />
making the task of raising funds and marketing<br />
the organisation so much easier throughout the<br />
past year. We also acknowledge the media for<br />
its increased support and interest in DRUG ARM<br />
Australasia.<br />
Honour Roll<br />
DRUG ARM acknowledges the generous support<br />
from the following organisations:<br />
NEW SOUTH WALES<br />
Service Clubs and Community Groups <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
Dapto Anglican Church<br />
Mt Pritchard District Community Club<br />
Rotary Club of Manly Sunrise<br />
Rotary Club of Pittwater Inc<br />
Rotary Club of Wollongong<br />
Second Chance Opportunity Shop Gymea/Miranda<br />
Uniting Church<br />
Western Suburbs Leagues Club Illawarra<br />
Corporate Sponsors <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
CAF Australia<br />
Government/Community Grants<br />
AERF<br />
Australian Government Department of Health and<br />
Ageing<br />
Department of Family and Community Services<br />
Newcastle City Council<br />
SOUTH AUSTRALIA<br />
Service Clubs and Community Groups <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
Gawler Baptist Church<br />
Lions Club of Glenside<br />
Rotary Club of Glenelg<br />
Rotary Club of South Adelaide<br />
Rotary Club of Tea Tree Gully<br />
Corporate Sponsors <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
Macquarie Equities Ltd<br />
San Remo Macaroni Company Pty Ltd<br />
Government/Community Grants <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
Australian Government Department of<br />
Health and Ageing<br />
City of Marion<br />
City of Mitcham<br />
City of Onkaparinga<br />
City of Playford<br />
City of Port Adelaide Enfi eld<br />
City of Salisbury<br />
City of Tea Tree Gully<br />
St George<br />
Sunshine Foundation<br />
Town of Gawler<br />
Partnership Fundraising Program <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
Rotary Club of Adelaide West Inc<br />
Spastic Centre of SA<br />
United Way South Australia Inc<br />
Partnership Fundraising Program <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
Rotary Club of Liverpool West Inc<br />
Variety, The Children’s Charity (NSW)
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QUEENSLAND<br />
Service Clubs & Community Groups <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
Goodna RSL Services Club Inc<br />
IOR Friendly Society Limited<br />
Ipswich Cats AFC<br />
Lions Club of Robina Inc<br />
Lions Club of Toowoomba Inc<br />
Parish Community of St Therese & St Anthony<br />
Rotary Club of Brisbane High Rise<br />
Rotary Club of Bundaberg Sunrise<br />
Rotary Club of Hamilton<br />
Rotary Club of Stanthorpe Inc<br />
Rotary Club of Stones Corner<br />
Uniting Church – Mudgeeraba<br />
Government/Community Grants<br />
AERF<br />
Australian Government Department of Family and<br />
Community Services<br />
Australian Government Department of Health and<br />
Ageing<br />
Brisbane City Council<br />
Department of Communities<br />
Ipswich City Council<br />
Ipswich City Council<br />
Queensland Health<br />
Partnership Fundraising Program<br />
Mater Foundation<br />
Rotary Club of Toowong<br />
Variety Queensland, The Children’s Charity<br />
Corporate Sponsors <strong>2005</strong>-06<br />
ANZ Private Bank<br />
Australia Post<br />
Bank of Queensland<br />
Boeing Australia Limited<br />
Brambles Industries Limited<br />
Habania Pty Ltd<br />
IP Foodservices Australia<br />
Landwaste Equipment Qld<br />
Salmat Document Management Solutions<br />
Skymarketing<br />
Wagstaff Piling Pty Ltd<br />
Wilson HTM Investment Group
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Equipping people to<br />
make a positive change.
National Office<br />
Level 2, 24 Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills, Qld 4006<br />
GPO Box 590, Brisbane, Qld 4001<br />
Phone: (07) 3620 8811 Fax: (07) 3620 8812<br />
Email: drugarm@drugarm.com.au<br />
New South Wales Office<br />
1/14 Court Road, Fairfield, NSW 2165<br />
PO Box 1030, Fairfield, NSW 1860<br />
Phone: (02) 9755 0596 Fax: (02) 9755 0593<br />
Email: drugarmnsw@drugarm.com.au<br />
Queensland Office<br />
Level 1, 24 Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills, Qld 4006<br />
GPO Box 590, Brisbane, Qld 4001<br />
Phone: (07) 3620 8800 Fax: (07) 3620 8801<br />
Email: drugarmqld@drugarm.com.au<br />
South Australia Office<br />
38 Unley Road, Unley, SA 5061<br />
Phone: (08) 8373 5364 Fax: (08) 8373 5367<br />
Email: drugarmsa@drugarm.com.au<br />
www.drugarm.com.au